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NASA announced the final flight of the space shuttle program would take place in 2010, four months ahead of the retirement schedule.
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- Scheduled final flight date: May 31, 2010
- Ten final missions planned between July 2008 and May 2010
- Shuttle fleet is 27 years old
- Final flight will carry spare parts for the International Space Station
- Three shuttles remain in service: Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour
- Total lifetime missions: Endeavour 25, Atlantis 32 and Discovery 38
- Program began on April 12, 1981
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