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Jul 23, 2011

The Space Shuttle Program: A Metaphor For America

from Issues In Perspective Hosted by Dr. Jim Eckman

On 8 July 2011, the US space shuttle program came to an end. The shuttle Atlantis was the last operational shuttle to be launched into space; its mission was to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). The space shuttle program lasted for 30 years and involved 135 launches and two tragic disasters.

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