Atlantis's last flight

The space shuttle Atlantis' perfect landing closes the 25-year career of one of America's most famous spacecraft.

Space shuttle Atlantis was launched at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida State, USA on May 14 to the International Space Station (ISS). It carries 6 astronauts and goods.Photo: NASA.

A trail of smoke above the Kennedy Space Center after Atlantis was successfully launched. This is the 11th flight of the ship to ISS.Photo: NASA.

Astronaut Tony Antonelli looked through the Atlantis ship window on May 15, the second day of the last flight of the ship.Photo: NASA.

Atlantis flipped up against the ground to prepare to connect with the ISS on May 16.Photo: NASA.

Immediately after the Atlantis ship connected to ISS, an astronaut took this picture. The light line behind the ship is the earth's atmosphere.Photo: NASA.

Astronaut Oleg Kotov (Russia) and Tracy Caldwell Dyson (USA) take photos with floating chilli and grapes in front of them on May 16.Photo: NASA.

An astronaut waved in front of the camera lens while walking out into space on May 17.Photo: NASA.

The two astronauts looked through the Atlantis ship's rear window during a space walk on May 21.Photo: NASA.

Also on May 21, two astronauts installed 6 batteries for ISS.Photo: NASA.

Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center on May 26. About 15 minutes before landing, it travels a distance of 64 km on the surface of the earth. In the process of rubbing against the atmosphere, the temperature in the outer shell of the ship can be up to 1,593 degrees Celsius. After this trip it is very likely that it will be "settled" in a museum.Photo: AP.