Sadness, fear as shuttle program ends
By Jean-Louis Santini | China Daily | Updated: 2011-07-04 07:50
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The space shuttle Atlantis is seen on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 17. Atlantis' upcoming mission will signal the end to NASA's most successful and longest running space program. Jean-Louis Santini / Agence France-Presse |
TITUSVILLE, Florida - The booming tourist area and haven for high-tech NASA jobs known as the "Space Coast" is struggling with sadness, bitterness and fear for the future as the US space shuttle program draws to a close.
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