CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Space Shuttle Program managers have targeted Jan. 10 for the launch of shuttle Atlantis’ STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. “The workforce ...

The shuttle blasted off almost on time, after concerns about the weather were overcome. Its mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to last 12 days.

The Space Shuttle era ended with Atlantis’s final flight on July 21, 2011, closing a major chapter in space exploration. For ...

In the final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off with a crew of four and the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for ...

Last Launch is a stunning photographic tribute to America's space shuttle program. Dan Winters was one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA gave close-range access to photograph the last ...

Atlantis‘s Friday launch signals the end of NASA’s shuttle program after three decades and over 100 missions (Atlantis will check off the program’s 135th). The final 12-day mission, carried ...

Portions of Atlantis’ final launch countdown boomed over loudspeakers before the shuttle hit the road. Employees gathered in front of a long white banner that read, “We Made History,” and ...