The shuttle atlantis fell back to earth this morning, closing NASA's 000 final shuttle voyage.commander christopher fergosun pulled theshuttle's nose up pilot douglas hurley lowered the ship's landing gear and atlantis touched the ground at 0:00 in the morning.missions cmoplete! Fergoson radioed .the space shuttle came to a final stop.the astronauts celebrated a safe homecoming. Sandra magnus said: It is hard to say goodbye.It's like saying godbye to an old friend.micheal fort, reporting from kennedy space centre