Crew Prepares for Landing

The STS-135 crew members spent Wednesday getting themselves and space shuttle Atlantis ready for the return…

Atlantis Deploys Final Payload PicoSat

Space shuttle Atlantis deployed a small, eight-pound, 5” X 5” X 10” technology demonstration satellite, called…

Atlantis’ Reaction Control System Jets Fire Normally

Space shuttle Atlantis’ 44 reaction control system thruster jets each were fired in a standard one-pulse…

Atlantis’ Flight Control System Checks Out

Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts activated one of the ship’s three auxiliary power units, APU 1, and…

NASA Deputy Administrator is Keynote Speaker at NewSpace 2011

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will provide opening keynote remarks at the Space Frontier Foundation's annual…

NASA Deputy Administrator Is Keynote Speaker At NewSpace 2011

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will provide opening keynote remarks at the Space Frontier Foundation's annual…

NASA Ames Hosts Broadcast of Post-Landing Briefings

Media are invited to interview a former astronaut and a shuttle debris analysis expert, and view…

STS-135 MCC Status Report #25

Deployment of a small satellite, checkout of Atlantis’ flight flaps and rudder, and packing up for…

Last View

This image of the International Space Station was taken by Atlantis' STS-135 crew during a fly…

STS-135 MCC Status Report #26

The final day of the final space shuttle mission began at 8:29 p.m. with an iconic…