STS-135 Quick Facts

I was just thinking about a 1 paragraph mission summary for STS-135 in layman's terms.

If I was a commander.. I'd be like OK, let me see if I got this correct (rough and probably incorrect math)You want me to take this 122 ft long brick with an 80 ft wingspan, strapped to 1 MILLION lbs of rocket fuel providing 5.2 MILLION lbs of thrust.. and fly it at 17,000 miles per hour for 3 days, then do back flip and park it at a moving airport gate, that is oh.. 200 miles above the earth drop off some supplies and a year's worth of food....? Sure! no problem!

http://www.frontiernet.net/~docbob/shuttle.htm

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/135_flash/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_Docking_and_Berthing_Mechanisms

http://www.spaceflight101.com/sts-135-flight-day-3-photos.html