The STS-135 crew landed Space Shuttle "Atlantis" for the last time July 21, 2011, after a successful mission to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Here the crew ...

Weather across Kennedy Space Center is observed 'go,' and hopefully conditions will remain that way for the next 40 minutes or so -- long enough for space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of four ...

On Sept. 19, 1996, the Space Shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment. The mission also picked up NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid, who had spent a ...

Through all those space shuttle missions, from the earth to places like the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and other spots not yet accessible by the airlines, none of those ...

This story was updated at 7:41 p.m. EDT. HOUSTON — As NASA winds down its space shuttle program, the agency is navigating a tricky transition that will not only ground the orbiter fleet for good, but ...