CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis and six veteran astronauts blasted off on Friday from the Kennedy Space Centre to deliver a Russian module and spare parts to the ...

Visitors to the Shuttle Atlantis exhibition can try their hand at simulators modeling space shuttle dockings, robotic arm operations, and landings. The simulators were built to closely resemble the ...

Forecasters said there is a 70 percent chance of good weather for the scheduled afternoon launch of space shuttle Atlantis. It will be Atlantis’ final voyage to the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - NASA launch controllers have decided to begin loading liquid fuel into Atlantis' massive external tank in anticipation of a possible morning launch. The shuttle is ...

HOUSTON, June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-117, to the International Space Station. NASA ...

Walking below the shuttle Atlantis on display, the orbiter's protective heat shield tiles are visible, dinged and scratched from traveling through Earth's atmosphere. A slide in the Space Shuttle ...