The space shuttle Atlantis takes its final planned spaceflight, from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. It caps off a 25-year career of flying in space. May 23: This photo shows an ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--The space shuttle Atlantis roared to life and raced into orbit Monday on a critical mission to deliver 15 tons of equipment and spare parts to the International Space ...

Assuming the weather cooperates, a crew of four will lift off Friday morning on the very last flight ever for NASA's space shuttles. Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com NASA's final space shuttle to fly in space will be exhibited to the public in a facility that bears simply the retired orbiter ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a flight full of emotion, Atlantis made the final docking in shuttle history Sunday, pulling up at the International Space Station with a year's worth of supplies. The ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The May 26 landing of NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis may have capped a successful mission slated to be the ship’s last trek to space, but the orbiter’s immediate future is not ...

Today, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will open the doors to the world’s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program – Space Shuttle Atlantis.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- 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 Kennedy ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com There is a moment in the new Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex when a fantasy ...

When I got the call asking if I’d be willing to fly down to Kennedy Space Center and cover an event, I agreed immediately. Then about a week later, I remembered to call back and ask what I was ...