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 ...

EDWARDS, Calif. — The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew are home after completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.8 million miles in space. Atlantis’ STS-117 mission successfully increased the power ...

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 ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Friday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bring a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." This was one of several big upgrades ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Atlantis blasted off Monday for the Hubble Space Telescope on the most delicate and dangerous repair job ever in orbit -- a mission so risky that for the first time a second ...

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 ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter programme. The vehicle ...

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 2:20 p.m. Eastern time today, heading out on the final mission of its 25-year career. Atlantis and its six-person crew launched into orbit from the Kennedy ...

NASA officials said a few pieces of debris came off the external fuel tank during the first few minutes of flight, but nothing appeared to hit Atlantis. Analyses will continue for the next couple of ...

The space shuttle Atlantis astronauts (from left, pilot Doug Hurley, mission specialist Sandy Magnus, commander Chris Ferguson and mission specialist Rex Walheim) leave the operations and checkout ...