Local Watches NASA's Shuttle Program End With Atlantis Launch

NASA's historical shuttle program came to a close Friday with its final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. Little Compton resident Roger Guillemette was at Florida's Kennedy Space Center working. He provided live launch coverage for space.com.

In an e-mail, Guillemette said clouds and rain showers cleared just in time to allow Atlantis to be launched on its final mission. The launch commenced at 11:29 a.m.

Guillemette is a Cape Canaveral correspondent for the Web site and an aerospace journalist. He said he's lost count of the number of launches he's seen. He sent some spectacular photos of space shuttle in February.