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Space Shuttle Atlantis

Top of the Hour: Chapter Ends in History of Space Flight, Morning Headlines

Forty-two years and a day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon, the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy space center, ending NASA’s shuttle program after 30 years.

Top of the Hour: The End of the Shuttle, Morning Headlines

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