At 5:52 a.m. EST, STS-129 entry Flight Director Bryan Lunney and his entry team of flight…
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Landing Day Begins
The seven-astronaut STS-129 crew was awakened at 1:28 a.m. EST with the song "Home Sweet Home"…
STS-129 MCC Status Report #22
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis has begun what is scheduled to be the STS-129 mission’s…
STS-129 MCC Status Report #23
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew landed Friday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
Space Shuttle Crew Returns Home after 11-Day Mission
Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5…
Touch Down!
Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear tires as space shuttle Atlantis touches down…
Atlantis Ready for Landing Friday
The STS-129 crew spent its final full day in space Thursday. The crew tested Atlantis’ flight…
Crew Performs Flight Control System Checkout
The Atlantis crew has performed the Flight Control System checkout and the Reaction Control System hot-fire…
STS-129 Crew Preparing to Return Home
Commander Charlie Hobaugh, Pilot Barry Wilmore and Mission Specialists Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert…
The Way Home
Seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast, the space shuttle Atlantis is featured in…