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Atlantis Has Been Transferred

Photo: NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and KSC Center Director Bob Cabana sign the formal documents for the transfer of Space Shuttle Atlantis from NASA to the KSC Visitors Center.

  • NASA Watch
  • November 2, 2012
Watching Atlantis' Return – From Orbit

Photo: Last Space Shuttle Re-entry As Seen By Humans Still in Orbit “This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its way home, was photographed by the Expedition 28 crew of the International Space Station. Airglow over Earth can be seen in the background.”

  • NASA Watch
  • July 21, 2011
Text Of The President's Call to the ISS

Transcript of President Obama’s Call to the International Space Station (with video) “President Obama: Well, this mission marks the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program and also ushers in an exciting new era, to push the frontiers of space exploration and human spaceflight. You guys will continue to operate, or crew members like you will continue to operate the ISS in coming years, and seek to use it to […]

  • NASA Watch
  • July 15, 2011
Photos: Atlantis Gets Vertical

Photos: Lifting of Atlantis From Horizontal to Vertical in the KSC Vehicle Assembly Building “This past Wednesday the orbiter Atlantis was lifted and mated to her external tank and solid rocket boosters in preparation for her final flight and the programs last shuttle flight. A tentative date of July 8th at approximately 11:40 am EDT has been set for the last ever shuttle launch.”

  • NASA Watch
  • May 20, 2011
One Last Rollover

Atlantis Leaves Orbiter Processing Facility #1 (with photos), SpaceRef “The day after Space Shuttle Endeavour launched from the Kennedy Space Center the last orbiter to ever fly, Atlantis, was moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility #1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building for mating with her external tank.”

  • NASA Watch
  • May 17, 2011
Together, One Last Time

Atlantis and ISS On Orbit One Last Time “This image features the space shuttle Atlantis’s cabin and forward cargo bay and part of the International Space Station while the two spacecraft remain docked, during STS-132’s flight day four extravehicular activity of astronauts Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen (both out of frame). Though three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) will involve only three astronauts (two on each occasion) who actually leave […]

  • NASA Watch
  • May 18, 2010