Today, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will open the doors to the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program – Space Shuttle Atlantis.

NASA Astronaut John Fabian at Kennedy Space Center previewing the last Shuttle mission. July 2011. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – ...

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 ...

The final space mission of Atlantis, which concluded in July 2011, will be commemorated July 10-12 with astronaut appearances and meet-and-greets. Former shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach will ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's last space shuttle countdown is under way, but lousy weather may delay Friday's launch attempt. There's a 60 percent chance that rain or thunderstorms will postpone the ...

The 135th and final space shuttle mission has lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Space shuttle Atlantis was launched into history at 1129 local time (1529 GMT; 1629 BST) on Friday. The 12-day ...

On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." This was one of several big upgrades that were made to the space shuttle before the mission STS-101. NASA ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- 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 ...

Self-respecting geeks living in NYC have got virtually no excuse not to meet up with the crew of NASA’s Atlantis this week — the last team to fly aboard a space shuttle. The team of astronauts will be ...

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