31.08.2011 program STS został oficjalnie zakończony.
Cady Coleman @Astro_Cady 6:11 PM · Aug 31, 2026
#OTD 8/31/2011: @NASA’s #SpaceShuttle Program officially ended. The Space Shuttle Program began in January 1972, with its first flight taking place in April 1981. #space #spaceflight #STS135
https://twitter.com/Astro_Cady/status/2094458184681308507NASA's Space Shuttle Program Officially Ends After Final CelebrationBy Robert Z. Pearlman Published September 1, 2011
A Navy honor guard accepts the flags for all five of NASA's shuttles: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour at Johnson Space Center’s shuttle program celebration on Aug. 27, 2011 (Image credit: collectSPACE.com/Robert Z. Pearlman)(...) Outgoing shuttle program manager John Shannon, who's now been assigned by Bolden to assess options for the next set of missions beyond Earth orbit, also addressed the shuttle workers — and their families — by video.
"I would like to take this moment to thank the team for all their hard work and dedication over 30 years that has led to a successful conclusion of the space shuttle program. The shuttle program has built the largest space station in history, has revolutionized science with the Hubble Space Telescope and has inspired a generation to dream of space," Shannon said.
"But I would like to especially thank the families of our workers. Your sacrifices have allowed us to be successful. This accomplishment is also a great success for you and thank you," he said. (...)
To mark the retirement of the space shuttle fleet, Johnson Space Center paused during Saturday's event to retire the orbiters' flags, which were deployed outside the center's headquarters building whenever the shuttles were in orbit. Similar flags were flown and retired during ceremonies at Kennedy Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Ellen Ochoa, Johnson's deputy director and a four-time shuttle astronaut, led the flag retirement ceremony, which saw representatives from the shuttle program's primary contractors hand off each flag to a Navy honor guard from nearby Ellington Field. (...)
https://www.space.com/12804-nasa-space-shuttle-program-officially-ends.html
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