NASA will begin the countdown once again for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. EDT, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis’ crew will resume the ...

NASA began the countdown for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 at noon EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis’ crew will resume the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Atlantis was the fifth Space Shuttle ...

NASA will attempt to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on 27 August, the first day of its available launch window, officials said on Wednesday. It will be the first mission to resume construction of ...

If you’ve lived longer than a while, you’ve likely heard and/or uttered and answered the question: "Where were you when (fill in the blank with any historic event)?” Here on the Space Coast, that ...

The new shuttle orbiter Atlantis glass cockpit has nine Honeywell Multifunctional Electronic Subsystems (MEDS) liquid crystal displays (see page 54). Atlantis is set for launch with the new system in ...

The 'ding' was from space junk or a micrometeoroid during its September flight – it was one of the largest hits ever experienced by a shuttle What goes ding in the night? Apparently the space shuttle ...

The crew of the final space shuttle mission reunited at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Astronauts Chris Ferguson, Sandra Magnus, Doug Hurley, and Rex Walheim flew aboard Atlantis in July ...