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Space shuttle Atlantis lands, ending NASA’s shuttle program

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Astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson reflects on 30 years of the shuttle program.

Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands, Ending NASA’s Shuttle Program

Neil deGrasse Tyson Reflects on the Space Shuttle Program, 1981-2011

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