Behind the Scenes of the Final Space Shuttle Launch 4.18K Remy Stern 07/08/11 01:01AM Filed to: Space Space Republished byline=Jalopnik byline=Johnny Freepost The very last Space Shuttle launch is scheduled for this weekend. To those responsible for watching every detail, what seems like a quick thing is more like an eternity. NASA engineer George Hatcher describes those final moments. [Jalopnik]