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STS-135: End of an Eraby ~STLegacy

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The final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, will launch in approximately 14 hours now.
The space shuttle program started in 1981, but is coming to an end today, after 30 years.

That's why I've made this wallpaper!
Enjoy!

Credits:
- Atlantis (and the other Atlantis) from NASA

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~darthwolf769 Oct 1, 2011

Awesome pic... I remember as a kid in first grade watching Columbia lift off on the first mission. My imagination lifted off as well. I am curious while drawing this did you ever get upset or even pissed off thinking the program ended without a replacement? just a thought!!

~STLegacy Oct 1, 2011

Thanks, Darthwolf769! Well, I wasn't pissed off, but it was a bit of a sad moment, because during my entire life, Space Shuttles were launched (born in 1995) and I never even thought that would quit. For me, the fact that they've stopped launching Space Shuttles is worse than that there's no replacement at the moment. I really liked the Space Shuttle!

!Coreastos Aug 8, 2011 Artist

When I heard they ended this.........I was sooooo pissed off...and crying at the same time T___T

*sky-2011 Jul 30, 2011

Awesome!!!^v^

~STLegacy Aug 3, 2011

Thank you!

*sky-2011 Aug 3, 2011

You're welcome

*Cryobash Jul 9, 2011

End of space shuttle? Finally, they decided to launch a Millenium Falcon serial production

~STLegacy Jul 9, 2011

What do you mean with Millennium Falcon serial production?

I wish the Space Shuttles were still flying. I'm used to seeing one lift-off every now and then!

*Cryobash Jul 10, 2011

That was a joke, but my point is : they're not going to stop space programs for ever. Stopping space shuttles doesn't inevitably mean we won't go in space anymore. So I think they will - soon or not - innject funds to research a new kind of design (that maybe sound simple, but the idea is here). And we already have space planes, that can take off like a plane, go into the higher layers of atmosphere, and return on Earth like a plane. What you need on this kind of machines is a bit of adjustment (onboard research laboratory, thermic shield, openable body exactly like the space shuttle). With these planes, to go onto orbit, you no longer need those 2 bigass powder booster (unless you want to visit other planets

), so that could spare a lot of money in the future.

In a few words, space and aeronautics technologies developped over the last thirty years could potentially make the future space programs cheaper, faster and more secured. The fact is, the space shuttle is maybe not the best candidate to take profit of these possible upgrades, so we have to study, research, test, validate and produce a new one.

Honestly, I really look forward to see men and women in space again. Around Earth or on other planets, I don't really care, but in space.

~STLegacy Jul 12, 2011

Uhu... I'm curious to see what they'll come up with next.

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