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The Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States.
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven landed safely in Florida Friday morning after an 11-day flight to resupply the International Space Station .
With bright sunlight glinting off it, the shuttle swooped through a clear sky and landed on the runway at Kennedy Space Center right on time at 9:44 a.m. EST.Mission Control said no one could remember such welcoming conditions; there were no clouds in sight for the midmorning arrival, and the temperature was in the 50s."Couldn't have picked a clearer day," commander Charles Hobaugh said during the final approach. Mission Control congratulated him on a "picture perfect" landing.• SLIDESHOW: Atlantis astronauts go for a spacewalk• SLIDESHOW: Space Shuttle Atlantis mission in pictures"We really had truly an amazing mission," Hobaugh said after exiting the shuttle.It was an especially sweet homecoming for two of the crew.Astronaut Nicole Stott was away for three months, living at the space station. Fellow crew member Randolph Bresnik's bab...There's just one more day in orbit left for the four astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis , the last men and women ever to fly on a NASA shuttle.Commander Chris Ferg...
In the wake of NASA's final shuttle launch Friday morning with the space shuttle Atlantis , many critics are expressing doubt over NASA's future now that the 30 year...
An experiment riding on the final voyage of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is set to test out technologies that could be used on future robotic spacecraft.The experim...
The space shuttle Atlantis is poised to arrive at the International Space Station today July 10, in what will be the very last time that a shuttle docks to the massi...
With the space shuttle Atlantis completes its last mission this week, the 30-year space shuttle program officially comes to an end. Like the other retired shuttles, ...
Space shuttle Atlantis displayed its power and majesty one final time, rocketing into space from Kennedy Space Center at 11:26 a.m. ET Friday morning despite threate...
After decades of inspiring millions around the globe, space shuttle Atlantis made a final, picture-perfect touchdown at Kennedy Space Center at 5:56 a.m. EDT -- endi...
At 11:51 A.M., NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has docked with the International Space Station , 220 miles in the air over Australia and Tasmiania.We're crashing the p...
The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday to drop off some massive spare parts for the orbiting labor...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis ' astronauts scoured their ship Tuesday for any signs of launch damage while pursuing the International Space Station ....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for its final planned launch on Friday afternoon as the U.S. space agency prepares to retire its a...
After being held up by a suit problem, astronauts wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of space shuttle Atlantis ' mission, again ahead of schedule.Spacewalkers ...
WASHINGTON — The space shuttle Atlantis roared into space Monday afternoon to begin a vital 11-day delivery run to the International Space Station .The shuttle blast...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The biggest launch-day crowd in years watched eagerly as NASA's space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on its final mission. Only two missions ar...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is fueling the space shuttle Atlantis for its final planned spaceflight today to cap off a 25-year career of flying in space.The orbiter ...
A space shuttle left the International Space Station for the very last time Tuesday, heading home to end the 30-year run of a vessel that kept U.S. astronauts flying...
NASA is fueling space shuttle Atlantis for its afternoon liftoff.Atlantis is scheduled to blast off Monday at 2:28 p.m. on a mission to stockpile the International S...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It's an all-male, all-veteran crew for space shuttle Atlantis ' final flight.Six astronauts are aboard for this third-to-last shuttle mis...
On Friday, the Atlantis space shuttle is scheduled to blast off for its 32nd and last mission, but even after 25 years of spaceflight this middle child of NASA's cur...
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