<p>Nasa is winding down its 30-year-old shuttle programme before embarking on something new.<br /><br />The event generated the kind of excitement seldom seen on Florida’s Space Coast on such a grand scale — despite a delay of two weeks because of an electrical problem.<br /><br />Monday’s countdown was close to perfect, and the shuttle quickly disappeared into thin, low clouds.<br /></p>
<p>Nasa is winding down its 30-year-old shuttle programme before embarking on something new.<br /><br />The event generated the kind of excitement seldom seen on Florida’s Space Coast on such a grand scale — despite a delay of two weeks because of an electrical problem.<br /><br />Monday’s countdown was close to perfect, and the shuttle quickly disappeared into thin, low clouds.<br /></p>