Assuming the weather cooperates, a crew of four will lift off Friday morning on the very last flight ever for NASA's space shuttles. Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time ...

First launched in October 1985, Atlantis has docked at space stations, launched planetary probes, and last year visited the Hubble Space Telescope for a final overhaul. Bill Harwood has been covering ...

On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA's space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA’s entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world ...

IU women's basketball advanced to the Battle 4 Atlantis final after upsetting No. 17 Baylor, 71-65, on Sunday afternoon. The Bears (4-2) made a late push after trailing 66-51 with 2:29 left and cut ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a flight full of passion, Atlantis made the final docking in shuttle history Sunday, pulling up at the International Space Station with a year's worth of supplies. The ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Accompanied by a fleet of astronauts spanning NASA's entire existence, Atlantis made a slow, solemn journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to orbit the world and ...

The commander who brought shuttle Atlantis to a final homecoming today said US space exploration would carry on, as he lauded the vessel for changing "the way we view the world." "After serving the ...

Space shuttle Atlantis has left the building — NASA's voluminous Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — for the final time. The last of the space agency's retired ...