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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis was hauled to the launch pad early Wednesday, a major step toward a mission to resume construction of the international space station for the first time ...

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 ...

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 ...