Endeavour And Atlantis
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NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center May 16, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida . After 20 years, 25 missions and more than 115 million miles in space, NASA space shuttle Endeavour is on its final flight to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Capt. Mark E. Kelly, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) husband, will lead mission STS-134 as it delivers the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
NASA space shuttle Endeavour starboard wing prior to docking to the International Space Station on May 19, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member at an aft flight deck window of space shuttle Endeavour during rendezvous and docking operations May 18, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
Back dropped by planet Earth the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
STS-134 and Expedition 27 crew members are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station shortly after space shuttle Endeavour and the space station docked in space and the hatches were opened, from the left are European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist; NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander; Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander; NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut Greg H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot May 18, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
NASA space shuttle Endeavour begins the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or [backflip], in order to be photographed then dock on its last visit to the International Space Station on May 18, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
NASA space shuttle Endeavour docks to the International Space Station on May 19, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
Astronaut Andrew Feustel reenters the space station after completing n 8-hour, 7-minute spacewalk at 10:12 a.m. EDT as NASA space shuttle Endeavour makes its last visit to the International Space Station on May 22, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
Astronaut Drew Feustel works in the vacuum of space during the first of four spacewalks during the STS-134 mission of NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station on May 20, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, STS-134 mission specialist, performs maintenance on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station May 28, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke smiles behind his helmet visor as he participates in the flights third spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) May 25, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff during the missions fourth STS-134 spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) May 26, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
The newly-installed Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 is visible at center of the International Space Stations starboard truss as NASA space shuttle Endeavour makes its last visit to the International Space Station on May 21, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
International Space Station solar array wings intersect the thin line of Earths atmosphere photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remained docked with the station May 20, 2011 in space. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-134) makes its final landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center on June 01, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour, completing a 16-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. Endeavour spent 299 days in space and traveled more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA Via Getty Images)
Atlantis starts its rollout to the launch pad from the Vehicle Assembly Building floor at the Kennedy Space Center May 31, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The space shuttle program ends with Atlantis mission STS-135 scheduled for July 8th. Space shuttle Atlantis will carry the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module to deliver supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)
Atlantis rolls to the launch pad atop the crawler from the Vehicle Assembly Building floor at the Kennedy Space Center May 31, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)
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