A collection of download-ready photographs taken by Tom Blum under a Creative Commons BY/NC license.
Atlantis enshrouded in smoke and steam as its main engines reach full thrust, seconds away from SRB ignitionLC39 Pad Lights Casting Shadows of Atlantis the Night before Her Final LiftoffAtlantis STS-135 During Final PreparationsLC39 Pad Lights Casting Shadows of Atlantis the Night before Her Final LiftoffRS-25D Shuttle Engine Mechanicals UpcloseCrawler with VAB in the BackgroundCrawler with VAB. Note Build-up of Constellation Launch Tower in the Background Apollo J-2 Engines at Base of Saturn V S-II StageVAB High Bay CraneEndeavour Loaded onto Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for Her Final Flight to CaliforniaShadow of Staff Preparing Endeavour for Final FlyoutEndeavour Being Carefully Loaded onto SCA for the Final TimeDiscovery STS-133 Final FlightEndeavour Being Mated to SCA for the Final TimeTechnicians Ensuring Alignment of Endeavour Grapple Points with Shuttle Carrier Aircraft MountsLC39 Tower Projected onto Clouds on the Night before Final Launch of AtlantisEndeavour and SCA at Sunrise
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