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(FILES) This February 21, 2010 file photo shows Space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 Pilot Terry Virts (R) as he speaks with Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire as post flight inspections are conducted after the crews return at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history on July 8, 2011 when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program. At least 750,000 people have descended on Florida, with tourists eager to grab a glimpse of the final launch, but nostalgia has mingled with bitterness among the thousands of NASA employees set to lose their jobs. "It is a sad time," said NASA astronaut Terry Virts, reflecting on what he called the "passion" of many of his coworkers. "The sad part about it is that we won't have an American ability to launch astronauts anymore." Virts, who piloted the shuttle Endeavour's mission to the orbiting lab in February 2010, said the absence of a project to replace the shuttle has left many people reeling. AFP PHOTO/Bruce WEAVER
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Cape Canaveral, Florida, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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BRUCE WEAVER |
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8 Iulie 2011 |
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