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    Retiring the Space Shuttle Atlantis

    The space shuttle Atlantis made what's likely to be its last landing today at Cape Canaveral.  Robert Block, space editor for the Orlando Sentinel , called it "a beautiful, bittersweet homecoming," picture perfect and right on time.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The space shuttle Atlantis made what's likely to be its last landing today at Cape Canaveral. Robert Block, space editor for the Orlando Sentinel, called it "a beautiful, bittersweet homecoming," picture perfect and right on time.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Robert Block

      Space Editor, Orlando Sentinel

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Will 'Top Kill' Prevent a Disaster from Getting Worse?
    1. 0:00Retiring the Space Shuttle AtlantisYou’re reading this
    2. 7:38BP Attempts to Plug Well: Endless Oil, Endless Blame
    3. 47:05Obama to Send Additional National Guard Troops to the Border
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