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A million people might come to watch the final shuttle launch here on the space coast. no solid estimates yet on the absolutely crowd size but the local county sheriff's department here in broward county reported total gridlock in the area about an hour before launch. and all those spectators got one heck of a show, just ask the director here at ksc. >> it truly was an awesome spectacular launch. in my opinion, the only way it could have been better is if i would have found a way to stowe away on there some where. unfortunately, that didn't work out. >> shepard: when atlantis returns from the ...

Refuel space craft using robots while up in space. also, just because the shuttle is over doesn't mean astronauts visiting the international space center is over. at least four americans will be going to the space station every year. instead they will be riding with the russians, paying a hefty price. oo$50 million a head each trip. >> shepard: steve, thank you. the shuttles have carried interesting cargo over the last few decades. this one, for instance carries a pair of iphone 4s this. they will use the handsets as research tools of sorts. previous shuttles care rid items including coke and ...