Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985.

Discover the legacy of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program inside Space Shuttle Atlantis®, the permanent home of the orbiter spacecraft. A ship like no other, the space shuttle transported astronauts to …

Oct 5, 2020 · Space shuttle Enterprise arrived at KSC via SCA on Sept. 20 and was put on display next to the Saturn V rocket outside the VAB, in time not only for KSC’s open house the next day but also …

Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center on May 26, 2010. STS-132 was initially scheduled to be the final flight of Atlantis, provided that the STS-335 / STS-135 Launch On Need rescue mission …

Nov 30, 2017 · Atlantis was the fourth shuttle constructed and the last one to fly into space. It performed well in 25 years of service, flying 33 missions that included secret missions for the U.S. military,...

For the first time since 1972, NASA is sending humans back on a path toward the Moon with the Artemis II mission. Launching aboard a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, NASA astronauts Reid …

Feb 12, 2024 · Atlantis was constructed as the fourth orbiter in the fleet, with her maiden flight on October 3, 1985, during mission STS-51J. She quickly became a beacon of discovery for a …

Mar 10, 2025 · On Jan. 29, NASA signed the contract with Rockwell International of Downey, California, to build and deliver Atlantis. Construction began in March 1980 and finished in April 1984.

A Space Shuttle Atlantis rocket launched with STS-30R from LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA on Thursday May Th, 1989 at 18:46 UTC.