STS-135 completed
21 July 2011NASA mission STS-135 was completed, signaling the end of the Space Shuttle programme. This reinforced the policy decisions to rely solely on commercial providers for future earth-to-orbit transportation of cargo and crew to the International Space Station. The subsequent Soyuz flight on August 24 that was unsuccessful in completing its mission highlighted the critical nature of having multiple launch providers to the success of future ISS missions.
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