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With Friday's lift-off of the Atlantis being the final shuttle launch for NASA, science is expected to turn to the private sector to get into space. But for some computing needs, NASA has turned to the private sector already, using smartphones to run some experiments.

Hole punch clouds make a rare, wonderful spectacle in the sky for everyone to observe. What a beautiful gift of the nature - which could also send rain or snow to the earth.

NASA is going to the private sector for the next era of manned space missions.

The battle over the telescope's fate is a political one.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, despite a stormy weather with a 70 percent chance of thunderstorm and rain that threatened to delay the launch.

The week has passed, and people are yet to get over the shocking outcome of Casey Anthony Murder Trial. Space Shuttle Atlantis, Facebook's new video chat, President Obama's digital campaign for 2012 presidency run, hackers wrecking havoc with two official Twitter sites and rare-earth minerals on the floor of the Pacific Ocean- all generated a good amount of public debate this week. A quick roundup of this week's major headlines

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Tropical Storm Calvin grew stronger during the day on Friday, July 8, and by early afternoon he was on the verge of hurricane-strength. The TRMM satellite provided a look under the hood of the storm and noticed the heavy rainfall at the center of its heat engine.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on July 8, 2011 at 11:29 a.m., marking the last launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.

In NASA's 50-year history, it has not only advanced space research but also benefited all people with its space technology. Even though most people today will never set foot on the moon, nearly everybody today comes into contact with a NASA technology-derived product on a daily basis. Here are the top 10 NASA inventions you might use everyday.

With the last launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, what is the future of space travel?

Many Gen Xers breathed a sight of relief as the Atlantis successfully launched

The last space shuttle flight does not mean the end of NASA sending humans into space. However, the era of big-ticket space projects that occurred during the Cold War is undoubtedly over, at least until the United States has eliminated its more than $14 trillion national debt.

The Atlantis Space Shuttle Embarks on its final mission [VIDEO]

The space shuttle Atlantis has launched into space and thus marking the beginning of the end of the space shuttle era.

As is NASA tradition, the Atlantis crew spent their final days relaxing in a private beach house near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here's a look at this humble cottage that sits just a mile away from the launch pad.

Now you can watch the last space shuttle launch on your Android phone. The app can be downloaded at Android Market.

The space shuttle Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her last journey. Here's where you can watch it all happen.

A look back at the space shuttle era.

Houston, we have no problem watching the Atlantis STS-135 shuttle mission streaming live online.

Check out video of the space shuttle launch live as it happens.