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The latest news from space-faring countries, agencies, industry and academia   ·   Thursday 20 June 2013, 7.22am GMT   ·   Nº 1784
The decision to retire the Space Shuttle

18 July 2011

When the shuttle Atlantis lands later this week, it will mark the end of the Space Shuttle program, an ending tinged with regret and controversy. Dwayne Day looks back at how the decision to retire the shuttle was reached in the aftermath of the Columbia accident.






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