Tellus to Hold Viewing of Final Shuttle Launch

NASA's Space Shuttle Program is coming to an end after 30 years and 135 launches, and is bringing the final liftoff to Cartersville.

Set for Friday at 11:26 a.m., will show STS-135 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as Atlantis lifts off in the final flight of the program. Beginning at 11 a.m., Astronomer David Dundee will provide a brief history of the shuttle program and continue commentary with the museum's curator, Julian Gray, who will be in Florida for the launch.

Gray will provide a play-by-play of the launch. Atlantis is slated to carry a crew of four to the International Space Station with the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for the station and crew, according to NASA.

The viewing is free to members and included in the museum's regular for non-members. As with all shuttle launches, the time and date are subject to change.

Read what Dundee and Gray have to say about the final liftoff from here.

It may be the end of an era for space shuttle missions, but NASA has its eye on future missions beyond low-Earth orbit, such as missions to an asteroid, the moon or Mars. The agency will focus on developing new spaceships and rockets to achieve that type of exploration.

Read more about NASA's future and the end of iconic space shuttle missions from FOX News here.