NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex today began the two-day process of unwrapping the Atlantis orbiter from the protective shrink wrap that has encased the priceless artifact during ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA’s entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world ...

On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts to ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, which blasted off on Monday, is hauling nearly 30,000 pounds (13,610 kg) of spare parts to keep the International Space Station operational once the ...

Something "size of a pea" could puncture Atlantis on mission to repair Hubble. May 13, 2009 — -- A myriad of space debris combined with a 21-inch scratch across delicate thermal tiles has the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Oct. 7 -- Running five days late because of Hurricane Lili, the space shuttle Atlantis finally roared away today on a space station assembly mission, NASA's first flight since the ...