CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - OCTOBER 26: NASA's Ares I-X rocket sits on launch pad 39-b at the Kennedy Space Center October 26, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Ares test flight is scheduled for launch tomorrow as NASA continues to work on replacing the Space Shuttle fleet. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - OCTOBER 26: NASA's Ares I-X rocket sits on launch pad 39-b at the Kennedy Space Center October 26, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Ares test flight is scheduled for launch tomorrow as NASA continues to work on replacing the Space Shuttle fleet.

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  1. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Mike Leinbach, NASA shuttle launch director, addresses the media during the Space Shuttle Atlantis post-landing press conference at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  2. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations, addresses the media during the Space Shuttle Atlantis post-landing press conference at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations, Mike Moses, space shuttle launch integration manager, and Mike Leinbach, NASA shuttle launch director address the media during the Space Shuttle Atlantis post-landing press conference at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  4. A NASA technician heads up a walkway to work on the space shuttle Atlantis after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  5. Space shuttle Atlantis commander Charles Hobaugh (R) hugs NASA administrator Charles Hobaugh after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  6. NASA administrator Charles Bolden (C) talks with NASA contractors on the runway following the landing of space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  7. NASA administrator Charles Bolden looks over the space shuttle Atlantis on the runway following landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  8. NASA administrator Charles Bolden (R) talks with space shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach following the landing of space shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  9. NASA's associate administrator for space operations William Gerstenmaier (L) laughes with space shuttle Atlantis commander Charles Hobaugh (C) and mission specialist Robert Satcher after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  10. NASA administrator Charles Bolden (L) talks with space shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik following the shuttle's landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  11. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: NASA workers prepare Space Shuttle Atlantis after it touched down on the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  12. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 27: NASA workers prepare Space Shuttle Atlantis after it touched down on the shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center November 27, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The astronauts completed an eleven day mission to the International Space Station.
  13. NASA workers watch as the space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2009.
  14. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, talks with STS-129 Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik after the space shuttle Atlantis landed safely on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle completed an 11-day mission to the international space station. Bresnik's wife gave birth to a baby girl while he was in orbit.
  15. The International Space Station is visible with the Earth in the background in this photo released by NASA and taken November 25, 2009. Picture taken November 25.
  16. The International Space Station is visible with the Earth in the background in this photo released by NASA and taken November 25, 2009. Picture taken November 25.

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