Atlantis shuttle missions
Out of the five shuttles that went into space; Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the Atlantis was one of three surviving shuttles.
STS-51-J
The STS-51-J was the first atlantis shuttle mission. It launched on Oct. 3, 1985 at 11:15:30 a.m. and landed on Oct. 7, 1985 at 10:00:08 a.m. The orbiter traveled for 1.7 million miles.
Glass Cockpit
After its second big overhaul, Atlantis got the new Multifunction Electronic Display system
Mission STX- 46
Space shuttle STS-46 rode with twin plumes of flame made with its solid Rocket Booster.
Space shuttle Atlantis final launch: NASA video of last take-off
STS-132 mission
The atlantis shuttle missions were designed to send supplies and spare parts to the international space station. The STS-132 mission acomplished and docked the space station in the picture above.
Space shuttle Atlantis begins Florida retirement
Atlantis begins retirement.
The Atlantis was turned into a museum piece. It will be a star attraction at the Kennedy Space center visitor Complex in Florida.
Shuttle Atlantis under wraps until summer 2013
Atlantis under wraps until 2013
Atlantis was wrapped 16,000 feet of shrink wrap to prevent any damage from construction from the building.
President Obama under the Atlantis landing gear
CFLT5: Inside Space Shuttle Atlantis at KSCVC
Inside the Atlantis
Members of the media tour the flight deck of the Atlantis Space shuttle.
Night Landing
The STS-135 completed the 33rd and final mission at night. It was the 26th night landing in the history of the Space Shuttle Program.