Monday, July 18, 2011

Shuttle Atlantis Landing Back Thursday - - Last chance to see a shuttle in night sky … ever

Space Shuttle Atlantis Back to Earth on Thursday (July 21)



Space shuttle Atlantis will be returning to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the very last time on Thursday morning, so there are just two days left to spot the winged spaceship soaring across the twilight morning sky. 



Unfortunately, the viewing circumstances do not favor any views for most of North America, with the exception of some of the southernmost states,  as both Atlantis and the International Space Station will not be making favorable passes over the contiguous U.S. and Canada until after sunrise (during the daylight hours) through much of this week.  

But skywatchers in some southern U.S. locations have chances to spot Atlantis fly overhead, weather permitting. NASA is retiring its shuttle fleet after Atlantis' current flight so there will be no more shuttles to seek out one this mission ends. 

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