A tent full of space shuttle fans got a surprise visit from Sesame Street's Elmo a day before the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch on the final mission of NASA's space shuttle program.

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A tent full of space shuttle fans got a surprise visit from Sesame Street's Elmo a day before the space shuttle Atlantis launched on the final mission of NASA's space shuttle program. NASA was host to ...

Sesame Street's Elmo shows off his NASA-issued boarding pass for the Orion test flight, launching on Dec. 4. (Sesame Workshop) Can you tell me how to get, how to get to... Mars? Elmo, Cookie Monster ...

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to... Mars? Elmo, Cookie Monster and the other popular muppets from "Sesame Street" have joined forces with NASA to count down to the launch of the first Orion ...