Space Shuttle Atlantis

2011-07-08 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Cape Canaveral, in Florida, for the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program, on July 8, 2011, at 11:29 a.m. (EDT). Initially scheduled for 11:26 a.m., the launch took place after a short and dramatic, unplanned hold in the countdown at T-31 seconds. (Credit: NASA)