On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112. This mission brought the Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the International Space Station. The S1 ...

The STS-135 crew landed Space Shuttle "Atlantis" for the last time July 21, 2011, after a successful mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Here the crew ...

Photo: The drag chute is deployed as the space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing STS-135, the final mission of the NASA shuttle program, on Thursday, July 21, ...

Visitors to the Shuttle Atlantis exhibition can try their hand at simulators modeling space shuttle dockings, robotic arm operations, and landings. The simulators were built to closely resemble the ...

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 ...

A view from above of Atlantis' 60-foot-long payload bay. Atlantis' aft section as viewed from the side. The reflective insulation would normally be covered by one of the shuttle's two orbital ...

The grandest of the great observatories -- Hubble Space Telescope -- Science instruments -- Hubble operations -- Deployment, STS-31R -- Servicing Mission 1 (SM1), STS ...

Weather across Kennedy Space Center is observed 'go,' and hopefully conditions will remain that way for the next 40 minutes or so -- long enough for space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of four ...