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Space Shuttle Atlantis - Wikipedia By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km), which is more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon
Space Shuttle Era FactsN facts - NASA The space shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS), began its flight career with Columbia roaring off Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 12, 1981 Atlantis flew the final space mission, land safely STS-135, in July 2011 That first mission verified the combined performance of
Learn About Space Shuttle Atlantis - Spaceopedia Atlantis spent exactly 306 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, 43 seconds in space during its 33 mission service life and carried a total of 156 different Astronauts! The longest mission duration by Atlantis was mission number STS-117 which lasted nearly 14 days in June 200 7
Space Shuttle Atlantis facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon
Space Shuttle Era Facts facts - NASA Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle and made its first flight, STS-51J, on Oct 3, 1985 The shuttle sent probes to Venus and Jupiter and carried NASA’s Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station Atlantis also served as the final shuttle servicing mission, STS-125, for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope
35 Years Ago: STS-51J – First Flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis On Oct 3, 1985, Atlantis roared off its launch pad on a pillar of flame and within eight minutes was in orbit around the Earth In keeping with an agreement between NASA and the DOD, media coverage of the mission stopped at that point