Space Shuttle Atlantis - Wikipedia
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. [1] Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern ...
NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy Space Center
One of three space-flown shuttles displayed in the United States, Space Shuttle Atlantis ® showcases the orbiter spacecraft and tells the story of NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program. Space shuttle Atlantis rollover to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2012.
NASA’s Proud Space Shuttle Program Ends With Atlantis Landing
Jul 21, 2011 · Shuttle Atlantis and its four-astronaut crew glided home for the final time, ending a 13-day journey of more than five million miles with a landing at 5:57 a.m. EDT at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was the 26th night landing (20th night and 78th total landings at Kennedy) and the 133rd landing in shuttle history.
Space Shuttle Atlantis | Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Atlantis is home to replicas of space equipment including two powerful rocket boosters and external tanks of Atlantis, the space shuttle orbiter vehicle belonging to NASA. It contains a beautiful display of historic space missions carried out by the vehicle.
35 Years Ago: STS-51J – First Flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Oct 5, 2020 · Space shuttle Atlantis, named after the two-masted research vessel used by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution between 1930 and 1966, was the fourth space-qualified orbiter to join the fleet. In its construction and use of advanced technologies, Atlantis was very similar to its sister ship Discovery that joined the fleet a year earlier.
OV-104/ATLANTIS: An International Vehicle for a Changing …
Jul 2, 2011 · At 14:48.59 EDT on May 4, 1989, Space Shuttle Atlantis thundered off Pad-B to begin the STS-30 mission – the first inter-planetary probe deployment mission in Shuttle history and the first ...
Space Shuttle - NASA
Sep 5, 2024 · Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station.
STS-34 - Wikipedia
STS-34 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis. It was the 31st shuttle mission overall, and the fifth flight for Atlantis. [1] STS-34 launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 18, 1989, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 23, 1989. During the mission, the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe was deployed ...
Space Shuttle Atlantis Zone | Kennedy Space Center
Explore shuttle missions that secured the future of Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station. Learn how to dock and land the shuttle with training simulators. Discover the legacy of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. Get a close-up view of Atlantis, the only space shuttle displayed in flight.
STS-27 - Wikipedia
STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launching on December 2, 1988, on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 1986.
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