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 ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

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 ...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:40:43 GMT — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle ...

(AP) Space shuttle Atlantis’ final journey to retirement is down broad industrial avenues, most of them off-limits to the public. So Friday’s trek won’t replicate the narrow, stop-and-go turns ...

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AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit Monday with a new part for the international space station, a 44-foot section of latticework that is ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit Saturday with no obvious damage from debris to worry NASA or the six-member crew as they prepared to resume construction of the ...