history of atlantis shuttle mission
by : Brianna Perez
About the atlantis
- weights 171,000 pounds with the main engine
- this shuttle is worth 383 million dollars
- atlantis is 140 feet long and 29 feet wide
- was in the making for 20 months
- was built in Palmdale , California
named after 2 sailing ships
About the missions
- atlantis was on 33 missions for more than 25 years
- the ship carried over 200 astronauts
- flown over 100 million miles in all
- first mission was on october 3rd 1995
- was on 4,848 orbits
Final Call: The Legacy of space shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch STS-117