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Kyle Herring/Mission Control:  Two thousand feet. Commander Scott Altman beginning to flare out the vehicle,

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pitch the nose up as he approaches Runway 22 from the northeast.

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Three hundred feet. Landing gear down. Main gear touchdown. Nose gear touchdown.

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Space shuttle Atlantis is rolling out on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, completing

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197 orbits of the Earth while traveling 5,276,000 miles.

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This landing marks the 53rd shuttle mission to end at Edwards Air Force Base.

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Atlantis spent seven days servicing the Hubble Space Telescope that included five spacewalks, totaling a record 37 hours.

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Atlantis has completed its 30th mission and the 126th in the history of the Space Shuttle Program.

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The Hubble Space Telescope's final servicing mission is complete, but its mission of discovery is just beginning.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander:  Houston, Atlantis. Wheelstop, Edwards 22.

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Gregory H. Johnson/CAPCOM:  Welcome home, Atlantis. Congratulations on a very successful mission,

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giving Hubble a new set of eyes that will continue to expand our knowledge of the universe.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander:  Thank you, Houston. It was a thrill from start to finish.

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We've had a great ride. It took a whole team across the country to pull it off. Our hats are off to you all. Thank you so much.

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