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 ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis returned from its final voyage Wednesday, closing out a quarter-century flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts from a successful space ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter programme. The vehicle ...

A chapter in United States history closed this morning as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time. The return flight was successful, with excellent weather easing the crew's return ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis is poised to lift off on NASA's final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope. The launch is scheduled for this afternoon. Near-perfect weather is expected.

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 ...

HOUSTON — The space shuttle Atlantis, with a preliminary clean bill of health, is about to make a 17-1/2-ton delivery. Astronauts Monday morning will use the shuttle's robotic arm to remove a giant ...

Today, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will open the doors to the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program – Space Shuttle Atlantis.

The six-member crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have been sealed inside the orbiter at Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, and NASA launch teams proceed with a smooth countdown to the launch, which is ...

Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...