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Space shuttles legacy ends with costly, limited flights
The space shuttle program cost 196 billion over 40 years, claimed 14 astronaut lives, and fell short of promised weekly launches. Yet it yielded major science, striking space photos, and diplomacy value during the Cold War, with Atlantis set for the final 12 day mission.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
George H.W. Bush
NASA
Atlantis
Panama Canal
Associated Press
Smithsonian Institution
Duane Carey
Space
Hans Mark