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What's Hot This Week Last Shuttle Astronauts Bid Historic Farewell to Space Station By Clara Moskowitz NASA's last space shuttle ever to visit the International Space Station cast off from the orbiting lab early Tuesday (July 19) to begin one final trip back to Earth. 10 Astronauts in Orbit: Last Big Space Crowd for Years Breaks Up by Denise Chow When the four astronauts on NASA's shuttle Atlantis said goodbye to the six-man crew of the International Space Station today (July 19), it marked the end of a crowded space week that won't be repeated for years. Sponsored by: NASA Spacecraft Snaps First Close-Up Photo of Huge Asteroid Vesta NASA Considers Recycling Unmanned Rocket to Carry Astronauts Russia Launches Long-Delayed Deep Space Radio Telescope Last Chance to See a Space Shuttle in Night Sky ... Ever Image of the Day