One year to the day since Atlantis launched on her final mission, the exceptional performance by the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) – which aided STS-135’s ride uphill during first stage flight – was noted in the seemingly independent flight performance review of STS-135 conducted by contractor agency United Space Alliance (USA), not NASA.
Atlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly…
NASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
The International Space Station (ISS) has now entered what will be a challenging new year,…
All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis was powered down for the final time on Thursday, following a…
With the Space Shuttle Program now officially a part of NASA’s past, the agency is…
Providing stunning images of the grand finale of the Shuttle Program, the External Tank (ET)…
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Director Bob Cabana has spoken of his emotions during and after…
Shuttle Atlantis has been given top marks for her return to Earth via the Mission…
Atlantis has concluded her historic 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a perfect landing at…
Following the expected clearance of the Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which was re-checked during…
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis has undocked from the ISS for the final time, ahead of…
Teams on the ground are working through possible root causes into the temporary failure of…
A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…
With STS-135/Atlantis now officially extended by one day, the STS-135/Atlantis crew and the ISS crew…
The Mission Management Team (MMT) have approved the extension of the STS-135 mission by one…
Atlantis has docked to the International Space Station (ISS) – one final time – following…
The crew of Atlantis have completed the main task of Flight Day 2, a sweep…
Following a typically eventful shuttle launch countdown, the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) teams have confirmed…