The space shuttle Atlantis on Friday successfully launched for the last time and is now zooming toward the International Space Station for a 12-day mission that will bring NASA's 30-year shuttle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Could the final launch of a space shuttle be derailed by rain and thunderstorms? It’s looking like it. We’re heading into the space shuttle program’s final lap, the last NASA-based launch of a shuttle ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's last space shuttle countdown is under way, but lousy weather may delay Friday's launch attempt. There's a 60 percent chance that rain or thunderstorms will postpone the ...

NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Trailed by a solemn entourage of astronauts and shuttle workers, Atlantis began its slow journey to retirement Friday, the last space shuttle to fly in orbit and the last ...