Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Launch LIVE VIDEO: Atlantis Lifts Off For Space Station (PHOTOS)

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


**Scroll down for photos, video** CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of...

Space Shuttle Launch: Chicago Surgeon To Operate On Space Station's Robotic Arms

Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago


The nation's space program is calling on a Chicago surgeon to fix faulty robotic arms on the international space station, Monifa Thomas of the Chicago...

Worms: Atlantis Shuttle To Blast 4,000 Worms To International Space Station

Telegraph | Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent | Posted 11.07.2009 | Technology


Scientists are transporting 4,000 microscopic worms found in a rubbish tip in Bristol to the live on the International Space Station to see how zero g...

Atlantis, crew land in Calif. after Hubble mission

AP | JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted 06.24.2009 | Home


EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, detouring from stormy Flori...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Successfully

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science l...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from its seaside launch pad on Friday and soared toward a Sunday rendezvous with the International Space St...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off After Four Delays...

Associated Press | Mike Schneider | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


After two frustrating weeks of delays, space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts blasted off Saturday on a mission to resume construction of the i...