When foam debris crippled Columbia during re-entry, NASA's classified contingency plan outlined a desperate mission to launch Atlantis as a rescue shuttle. Appendix D13 reveals the extraordinary ...

Forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance of good weather for the scheduled afternoon launch of space shuttle Atlantis. It will be Atlantis’ final voyage to the International Space Station.

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 ...

Explore NASA's rich history and even feel the rumble of a launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA launch controllers have decided to begin loading liquid fuel into Atlantis' massive external tank in anticipation of a possible morning launch. The shuttle is ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off its seaside launch pad on Monday, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying after the ...

HOUSTON, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-117, to the International Space Station. NASA ...

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 ...