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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — NASA engineers and mission managers are weighing their options on how best to fix thousands of hail dings in the foam-covered fuel tank of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. William Gerstenmaier, ...

After nearly 30 years and 134 liftoffs NASA launched its final shuttle into orbit. Space shuttle Atlantis will carry out the program’s last mission. While the future of NASA’s budget still remains up ...

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 ...

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 ...

The last of NASA's space shuttles to move into a museum will roll over to its Florida retirement home in one week's time. Next Friday (Nov. 2), space shuttle Atlantis will leave the Kennedy 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 ...