CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside the transfer aisle of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle workers relax and enjoy a meal at a party following the successful liftoff of shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission, the final flight of the agency's Space Shuttle Program. Atlantis, with its crew of Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date July 8, 2011