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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be a problem Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ...

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 ...

The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on Wednesday, ending a mission highlighted by delivery of Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station. Commander Steven ...

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 ...