Topic: Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space shuttle's final flight marks a remarkable 30-year journeyMillions of Americans followed the space shuttle Atlantis' final mission this week, which was the last of the 30-year-old shuttle program. Atlantis touched down early Thursday in Florida and was showered with accolades.The attention ...
The shuttle Atlantis cruised home for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and closing a 30-year chapter in American space exploration.Under cover of darkness, the shuttle glided seamlessly to a predawn landing at Kennedy Space ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The end of the U.S. space shuttle program launched the Atlantis crew on an emotional roller coaster on Thursday, with pride at a successful finale vying with sadness that their 30-year undertaking is over.The shuttle Atlantis returned ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA downsized the crew for the final flight of its shuttle program as a safety precaution.Instead of the usual six- or seven-person crew, only four astronauts were aboard the Atlantis on its 13-day cargo run to the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The shuttle Atlantis astronauts closed their spaceship's cargo bay doors on Thursday, aiming to conclude the final U.S. space shuttle mission with a predawn landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Touchdown at the shuttle's home base ...
The Atlantis crew woke to the song "God Bless America" at 0129 GMT early Thursday as they prepared to make the final touch down in NASA's 30 year shuttle program.The shuttle was set to land early Thursday at 5:56 am (0956 GMT), ...
Atlantis made its final laps around the Earth on Wednesday as NASA prepared to bring down the curtain on its 30-year shuttle program.The shuttle was set to touch down early Thursday at 5:56 am (0956 GMT), 42 years after US astronaut Neil ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to end its space shuttle program, technologies developed to nurture the reusable spaceships through three decades of flight will live on in day-to-day use on Earth.Shuttle Atlantis and its four-member crew are ...
The crew of Atlantis undocked Tuesday from the International Space Station, wrapping up the last visit by a US shuttle to the orbiting outpost and setting its sights on an emotional homecoming.With a spectacular orbital sunrise illuminating a vessel in the sunset ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The last U.S. space shuttle departed the International Space Station on Tuesday, ending a 12-year program to build and service the orbital outpost, the primary legacy of NASA's shuttle fleet.Shuttle Atlantis commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Doug ...
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