gr at ulate ▁you , ▁Atl ant is , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁thousands ▁of ▁passion ate ▁individuals ▁across ▁this ▁great ▁space ▁far ing ▁nation ▁who ▁truly ▁emp ower ed ▁this ▁incred ible ▁space craft ▁which ▁for ▁three ▁dec ades ▁has ▁inspired ▁millions ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁Job ▁well ▁done ▁America !" ▁Fer g us on ▁replied ▁" The ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁changed ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁viewed ▁the ▁world . ▁It ' s ▁changed ▁the ▁way ▁we ▁view ▁our ▁universe . ▁There ' s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁em otion ▁today , ▁but ▁one ▁thing ▁is ▁ind is put able : ▁America ' s ▁not ▁g onna ▁stop ▁expl oring . ▁Thank ▁you ▁Columbia , ▁Ch allen ger , ▁Disc overy , ▁Ende av our ▁and ▁our ▁ship ▁Atl ant is . ▁Thank ▁you ▁for ▁protect ing ▁us ▁and ▁bringing ▁this ▁program ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁fitting ▁end . ▁God ▁bless ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ." ▁ ▁H undred s ▁turned ▁out ▁at ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁last ▁landing ▁of ▁a ▁Space ▁Sh utt le . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁sh utt le ▁program ▁workers ▁also ▁gathered ▁to ▁watch ▁TV ▁coverage ▁at ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Space ▁Center ▁in ▁Texas . ▁Inside ▁Mission ▁Control , ▁team ▁members ▁shook ▁hands , ▁h ug ged ▁and ▁took ▁pictures ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁experien cing ▁the ▁historical ▁occasion . ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁through ▁the ▁check lists ▁to ▁safely ▁power ▁down ▁the ▁sh utt le , ▁the ▁crew ▁e gress ed ▁Atl ant