Last Discovery Launch from an Airliner

[EHM-1749 Hector]

Space Shuttle Launch: Viewed From an Airplane

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

I remember the very first Shuttle launch back in 1981 like it was yesterday, I can't believe it's all coming to an end without a replacement vehicle operational

Just like Concorde, the end of an era... (Ok, I know there are a couple more Shuttle launches left but it does feel like the end already)

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

I didn't follow all the news, but does this mean that for an indefinite period of time there will be no way to reach the space station? Or are there other spacecraft than the shuttle that are able of this trip?

Looks like an "oops" moment, even too "oopsy" to be true

@Dom You're right about the 1981 mission, I remember it too, followed the landing on clandestine radio (US space achievments not being official news in my country at that time)

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

My understanding is that all missions to the ISS will have to go on Russian equipment for the forseeable future until the US has come up with a replacement for the Shuttle. Let's hope US/Russian relations don't go sour