SpaceNews

NASA Adjusts Shuttle Atlantis’ Launch Pad Move to Oct. 14

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA now is targeting Wednesday, Oct. 14, to move space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First motion of Atlantis from Kennedy’s ...
Network World

NASA space shuttle Atlantis aims for final run at orbit

NASA is prepping the space shuttle Atlantis for what will likely be its final space flight. On May 14 the space agency expects to launch the venerable shuttle on a 12-day mission to the International ...
SpaceNews

NASA’s Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the STS-122 mission to the ...
Network World

NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis has European, Russian flair

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will deliver distinctly European technology to the International Space Station when it sets off into space this week. Atlantis, which is scheduled to blast off Friday for ...

There Are Good Reasons Why NASA Stopped Using The Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle program was a great idea in concept, but flawed execution led to its demise. Here are the problems it ...
Digital Journal

NASA Gives Shuttle Atlantis Green Light for Aug. 27 Launch

Digital Journal — NASA says its scheduled launch of Atlantis on Aug. 27 has been given the green light after safety reviews of the shuttle were completed. “We set the launch date for the 27th, I think ...
SpaceRef

NASA’s Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis Ready for Next Historic Mission

At the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review held today at Kennedy Space Center, NASA mission managers set Oct. 2 for the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station ...
Time

After Atlantis' Final Launch: As NASA's Space Shuttle Sets, Orion Rises

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings The space shuttle Atlantis astronauts (from left, pilot Doug Hurley, mission ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA may have a fix for shuttle Atlantis

NASA on Thursday settled on a strategy to fix a fuel gauge problem on the shuttle Atlantis, which could have the ship ready to lift off for the international space station as soon as Jan. 24. Errant ...

Elton John's 'Rocket Man' Became NASA's Most-Played Wake-Up Song in Space

Wake-up calls date back to the Gemini program in the 1960s, when mission controllers began using music to greet crews at the ...
Astronomy

NASA gives “go” for space shuttle Atlantis launch November 16

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a November 16 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 ...