stop on runway 15 at the kennedy space center. landing gear down and locked. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time, its voyage at an end. after serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history and has come to a final stop. we copy your wheel stop. we ll take this opportunity to congratulate you, atlantis, as well as the thousands of passionate individuals across this great space-faring nation who truly empowered this incredible space craft which for three decades has inspired millions around the globe. job well done, america.
it was a very early morning for all of us here at the kennedy space center but well worth getting up so early, as we watched atlantis come in for its final mission, its final landing here at the kennedy space center and wrapping up all of the missions over a 30-year history. here now, the sights and sounds as atlantis came to a wheel stop on runway 15 at the kennedy space center. landing gear down and locked. having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time, its voyage at an end. after serving the world for over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history and has come to a final stop. we copy your wheel stop. we ll take this opportunity to
shuttle. we are now less than one hour away from the final space shuttle landing. just in the last half-hour, we got a go for landing from nasa. the deorbit burn took place in the last couple of minutes. in the burn, the shuttle s engines are fired to help it slow down before it hits the atmosphere. in less than 30 minutes the shuttle and crew will start to feel the effects of the atmosphere. they ll be about 80 miles above the earth at that point. as the shuttle comes through the atmosphere, it heats up to about 5,000 degrees on the outside. when it breaks through the atmosphere, many of the folks in florida will hear those famous son iic booms. about five minutes before the landing, the commander will take manual control of the shuttle and pilot it to the grounds. when the orbiter hits the runway, it will be going 220 miles an hour. the shuttle will land for the last time ever at 5:56 a.m. eastern time. and just so you know, nasa is considering this a night landing. the lan
nfl season after four-month labor lockout between players and owners, well, a key vote could break the stalemate. and we re also learning this. tiger woods fires his long time caddie steve williams and guess what? he speaks out about the abrupt move. we will hear from the caddie in just five minutes. millions of pro football fans are hoping today, well, that it will be the day the nfl s labor lockout will end. players and owners expected to vote on a deal that will hopefully say the 2011 season. david mattingly is live in atlanta where the negotiations are going on. what is the word, david? reporter: kyra, everyone watching and waiting so far. the players ended yesterday without having a final vote. if they vote today, it will take at least half of the players voting yes for the collective bargaining agreement. then all eyes will be here on atlanta where the owners will be meeting about an hour from now. it will take 75% of those owners, that is 24 out of the 32, to ratif