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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The four astronauts for the final space shuttle mission, STS-135, will answer reporters’ questions at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 31, as shuttle Atlantis is moved to ...

The mission on space shuttle Atlantis, called STS-135, launched on July 8, 2011. It was initially planned as a backup flight and not officially authorized in NASA's budget until January 2011, just ...