On July 8, 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the STS-135 ...

On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts ...

The shuttle is set to touch down today (1956 AEST), 42 years after US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Atlantis's landing ...

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of STS-135, the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the conclusion of NASA's ...

The commander who brought shuttle Atlantis to a final homecoming today said US space exploration would carry on, as he lauded the vessel for changing "the way we view the world." "After serving the ...

The space shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the International Space Stationto head back to Earth on its final mission, after successfully delivering tons of supplies. The space shuttle Atlantis has ...

This week in history includes the founding of Amazon, Althea Gibson's historic Wimbledon victory and NASA's final space ...

The US space shuttle Atlantis has lifted off its seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre near Florida's Cape Canaveral, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying ...

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 ...

Narrator: Even after NASA’s Space Shuttle Program comes to an end, the agency will have the unique opportunity to share its unparalleled tale of flying the world’s first reusable spacecraft . . . and ...