Atlantis Astronauts Back in Crew Quarters

The STS-129 crew members climbed into NASA's silver Astrovan for the short trip back to the…

Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth

Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day…

Space shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth

Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at its Florida home port on Friday, wrapping up an 11-day…

Spacecraft Walkabout

The STS-129 astronauts are walking around and beneath space shuttle Atlantis, taking a last look at…

Space shuttle Atlantis heads for Florida landing

Astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis fired their ship's braking rockets on Friday to leave orbit and…

Going Through the Safety Checklist

Work to safely shut down Atlantis' systems continues. It's been a little more than 30 minutes…

Atlantis Completes Deorbit Burn

At 8:37 a.m. EST, space shuttle Atlantis performed the deorbit burn, setting it on a course…

Alantis Given “Go” for Deorbit Burn

Mission Control Capcom Chris Ferguson radioed a “go for deorbit burn” to space shuttle Atlantis Commander…

Crew Given “Go” for Payload Bay Door Closing

At 5:52 a.m. EST, STS-129 entry Flight Director Bryan Lunney and his entry team of flight…

JAXA Astronaut Activity Report, September 2009

This is JAXA's Japanese astronaut primary activity report for September 2009.