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The final flight is to be made this summer by atlantis. and that will be number 135 for the space shuttles. >> and jay, for you, as well, because you've been there since every shuttle mission from the beginning. what's this like for you personally? >> well, it's getting to be a sad time. on so many fronts. i think the main reason is that once the last shuttle flies, another 128 people will be losing their jobs. and that's sad, because i have a lot of friends that have, you know -- even family and all. so it's a sad time. but yet is still a prideful time for these people who have done a pretty ...

Shuttle flies, r2 will hitch a ride to the space station and waiting, literally with hand extended when astronaut katy coleman get there in december. >> i was going to call you jim. >> it might be sheila or sara. >> reporter: before robonaut was boxed up for a flight, coleman and her tecrewmates stopped by e lab. they'll be the first to work with it. after it is tested out in zero gravity, r2 will start picking up mun day tasks like row placing screws and moving things, freeing astronauts for more important work. >> sometimes i feel that we are in space and we're just changing a bolt or changi...