Space Shuttle Atlantis
hideSpace Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that operated from 1930 to 1966 for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
In early 2008, NASA officials decided to keep Atlantis flying until 2010, the projected end of the Shuttle program. This reversed a previous decision to retire Atlantis in 2008.
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Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago
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Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Galileo spacecraft began what would become a 14-year odyssey of exploration 20 years ago this Sunday, Oct. 18. Galileo was humanity's first emissary to orbit a planet in the outer solar ...
NASA Launches Tweetup for Space Shuttle Atlantis Liftoff in Florida
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a space shuttle launch in person at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space shuttle Atlantis back home in Florida
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The space shuttle Atlantis is back home in Florida.
Atlantis begins ferry flight home from Calif.
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Jun 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis has begun its ferry flight home from California to Florida.
Atlantis, crew land in Calif. after Hubble mission
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May 24, 2009 |
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Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39 a.m. EDT, completing a 13-day journey of approximately 5.3 million miles in space.
NASA scraps landing for shuttle 2nd day in a row
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May 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thunderstorms prevented space shuttle Atlantis from returning to its home base Saturday for the second day in a row, and kept the astronauts circling Earth after a successful repair job at the Hubble ...
Space shuttle landing held up by stormy weather
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May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thunderstorms raking NASA's spaceport kept space shuttle Atlantis in orbit an extra day Friday, giving the crew unwanted downtime as they aimed for a landing the next day. After passing up two opportunities ...
NASA waits for dry weather to bring shuttle home
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May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA is waiting for a break in Florida's rainy weather so the space shuttle Atlantis can return home on schedule.
Atlantis crew wraps mission, testifies to Senate
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May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tests and testifying will take up what NASA hopes is the last day in orbit for the space shuttle Atlantis.
Obama calls astronauts aboard shuttle Atlantis
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May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama told the astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday that they are an example of the dedication and commitment to exploration that represents America.
Astronaut recalled Uncle Frank during Hubble fix
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May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sometimes all the high-tech training is nothing compared to what Uncle Frank and a big screwdriver can teach an astronaut about removing stubborn parts, even 350 miles above Earth.
Bad weather may disrupt shuttle landing schedule
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May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts are conserving power on the space shuttle Atlantis because bad weather in Florida may keep them in orbit longer than planned.
Atlantis astronauts who fixed Hubble earn day off
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May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After five grueling spacewalks to fix the Hubble Space Telescope, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis gets a day off.
Astronauts say goodbye to Hubble for good (Update)
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May 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts tenderly dropped the Hubble Space Telescope overboard Tuesday, sending the restored observatory off on a new voyage of discovery and bidding it farewell on behalf of the planet.
Astronauts take final spacewalk for Hubble repairs
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May 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Monday to finish repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope, never to be touched by human hands again.
