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What's Hot This Week Astronauts Get R.E.M. Serenade at Midpoint of Final Shuttle Mission By Denise Chow After a busy week in orbit, the astronauts on shuttle Atlantis will enjoy some much-deserved time off along with some good food and a song from the band R.E.M. today (July 14). How I Caught the Last Shuttle Out of Town: One Veteran Reporter's NASA Tale by Leonard David Watching the Atlantis orbiter rise into the sky, serving as the curtain call on NASA's space shuttle program, was a bittersweet and reflective moment for me. I had stood at exactly the same spot over 30 years ago to witness the maiden shuttle voyage of Columbia. Sponsored by: How NASA's Dawn Asteroid Mission Works (Infographic) Space Food Photos: What Astronauts Eat in Orbit Astronaut Rock: NASA's Final Space Shuttle Wakeup Songs Mystery From the Sun: Huge Solar Storm Still Puzzles 11 Years Later M&M's Gives NASA Sweet Sendoff For Final Shuttle Mission