Atlantis Landing

Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is over. Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight on Thursday and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home - and to bid NASA's 30-year space shuttle program goodbye.

It marked the end of Atlantis' 25 years of service. Only two shuttle missions remain, by NASA's two other spaceships.

The space shuttle was to land in Florida, but was diverted to California due to bad weather.

Space shuttle Atlantis is back on Earth, and the shuttle era is over. Atlantis and its four astronauts glided through the twilight on Thursday and landed in Florida shortly before sunrise. Hundreds gathered near the runway to welcome Atlantis home - and to bid NASA's 30-year space shuttle program goodbye.

It marked the end of Atlantis' 25 years of service. Only two shuttle missions remain, by NASA's two other spaceships.

The space shuttle was to land in Florida, but was diverted to California due to bad weather.