NASA fends off tears with shuttle’s end in sight
NASA astronauts and engineers fended off tears Wednesday as Atlantis made its final approach toward Earth,…
Astronauts Wrapping Up Preparations for Landing Early Thursday
Space shuttle Atlantis’ crew is wrapping up final preparations for its planned landing at 5:56:58 a.m.…
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…
STS-135 MCC Status Report #26
The final day of the final space shuttle mission began at 8:29 p.m. with an iconic…
STS-135 MCC Status Report #25
Deployment of a small satellite, checkout of Atlantis’ flight flaps and rudder, and packing up for…