A chapter in United States history closed this morning as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down for the final time. The return flight was successful, with excellent weather easing the crew's ...

Space Shuttle Atlantis launched into space for the last time on the STS-135 mission. STS-135 was the 33rd flight of Atlantis, as well as the 135th and final mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program, ...

Located in Merritt Island on Florida's east coast, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is only a 45 minute drive from Orlando International Airport and a 25 minute drive from Cape Canaveral. It’s a ...

Happy Birthday, Kennedy Space Center! On July 1, 1962, NASA established the Launch Operations Center — which was later renamed the Kennedy Space Center — on the east coast of Florida. After ...

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A seen during a media tour of The Gantry at LC-39, a new guest experience to visitors of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, on Thursday, July 10, 2025 ...

From April 1981 through July 2011, the shuttle flew from two Florida launch pads on 135 missions and returned to a landing at Kennedy Space Center on 78 of those flights.

The Space Shuttle flew on 135 missions between 1981 and 2011. ... returning to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral at the end of 78 of those trips. During its tenure, ...

HOUSTON — The space shuttle Atlantis, with a preliminary clean bill of health, is about to make a 17-1/2-ton delivery. Astronauts Monday morning will use the shuttle's robotic arm to remove a giant ...

You can now own a $1 gold coin celebrating one of America’s most revolutionary achievements: the NASA Space Shuttle program. The latest variant in the ongoing American Innovation $1 Coin series ...