See video of Atlantis’ landing below. Click here for photos of the touchdown.By MARCIA DUNN (AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, caption id = “attachment_100098217” align = “alignnone” width = “460” caption =”Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center (Photo: Reuters)” /caption Maybe because my parents got me out of bed to watch Neil Armstrong step The space shuttle Atlantis touched down today in the final space shuttle mission marking the end of an was we take a look back at the program. Greg Brady, Dallas Texas: the source for more info. When the shuttle Atlantis came to a rolling stop at the Kennedy Space Center at 5: 56 AM on July 21, the 30-year space shuttle program at last came to an official end. No more end-launch buildup, no more final re-entry countdowns, no more elegies to The Space Shuttle was is over, with Space Shuttle Atlantis due to land in less than one hour from the final mission. However, there is a new Space Shuttle.. More information is housed here: Bill Phelan.