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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — The space shuttle Atlantis, with a preliminary clean bill of health, is about to make a 17-1/2-ton delivery. Astronauts Monday morning will use the shuttle's robotic arm to remove a giant ...

Something "size of a pea" could puncture Atlantis on mission to repair Hubble. May 13, 2009 — -- A myriad of space debris combined with a 21-inch scratch across delicate thermal tiles has the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The last space shuttle to soar makes its museum debut this weekend, and it’s the belle of NASA’s retirement ball. The Atlantis exhibit opens to the public Saturday at ...

Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...