A chapter in United States history closed this morning as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time. The return flight was successful, with excellent weather easing the crew's return ...

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 ...

Visitors to the Shuttle Atlantis exhibition can try their hand at simulators modeling space shuttle dockings, robotic arm operations, and landings. The simulators were built to closely resemble the ...

A view from above of Atlantis' 60-foot-long payload bay. Atlantis' aft section as viewed from the side. The reflective insulation would normally be covered by one of the shuttle's two orbital ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA's entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world ...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:40:43 GMT — CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the International Space Station in triumph Thursday, bringing an end to NASA's 30-year shuttle ...

AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit Monday with a new part for the international space station, a 44-foot section of latticework that is ...

(AP) Space shuttle Atlantis’ final journey to retirement is down broad industrial avenues, most of them off-limits to the public. So Friday’s trek won’t replicate the narrow, stop-and-go turns ...