Tanner reflects on final space shuttle trip

DANVILLE – Astronaut Joe Tanner took a last look at Earth from space right before space shuttle Atlantis re-entered the earth's atmosphere Sept. 21.

"I'm going to miss really looking at Earth from up there," the 56-year-old Danville native said on Monday. "It's an emotional and spiritual thing for me."

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