Since you won‘t be able to sit in the cockpit of NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle while its on display in the Kennedy Space Center till the end of 2012, here are some insider photos. Astronauts operated ...

The upcoming mission will tack on 12 days, 186 orbits, 4 million miles and four astronauts. Atlantis made its debut in 1985 as the fourth in NASA's vaulted space shuttle series, and went on to launch ...

This story was updated at 5:19 a.m. EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA finished fueling the space shuttle Atlantis' huge external tank early this morning (July 8) to load the orbiter up for the last ...

The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are on their way to the International Space Station after lifting-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center September 9. Atlantis' flight, STS-115, will ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle journey with one last, rousing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA Television will provide live coverage of events surrounding space shuttle Atlantis’ move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display ...

Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Atlantis’ 11-day mission will ...

NASA savored the return Wednesday of Atlantis and its astronauts from a near-perfect space station mission _ then quickly revved up anticipation for another shuttle launch next month. It’s been years ...

Congress: NASA entering "uncertain," "critical" period as shuttle program ends. July 8, 2011 — -- As the Atlantis space shuttle blasted towards Space today, NASA laid to rest its famed Space ...

CAPECANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA?s shuttle Atlantis is ready to haul a new Europeanlaboratory toward the International Space Station (ISS) this week, top missionmanagers said Tuesday. Atlantisand its ...

NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch. Forecasters stuck to their original 70 ...