Amazing photos of the space shuttles being decommissioned

[ViperZ]

Subsystems getting decommissioned / cleaned, so the shuttles can be displayed in the museums. Photo #8 shows CanadArm being removed.

To be honest, photo #10 is not that great, the angle could be better. Can't see my autograph on the left wall.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2.../100271/#img08

[Charles Darwin]

Been flying those things ever since I can remember. I was 5 when they flew the first one.

Sad to see them go, but I understand why . . .

[N3WMAN]

Only 122,000 Miles. Barely broken in.

[geoff-9]

Only 122,000 Miles. Barely broken in.

122 million

[N3WMAN]

122 million

True enough. Might need the valves checked.

[ViperZ]

True enough. Might need the valves checked.

The valves were checked and adjusted after every flight, about every 5 million miles.