Space shuttle comes to 'final stop' after 30 years

Thursday, July 21, 2011 | 8:44 a.m. CDT; updated 5:32 p.m. CDT, Thursday, July 21, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with one last, rousing touchdown that drew cheers and tears.

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