When the commander of Atlantis calls, "Wheels stop," upon landing this week, Ray Zink and Billy McClure will be waiting.
CNN's John Zarrella takes a look at the impact of the end of shuttle programs on the people who were part of it.
Space shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station, due back to Earth on Thursday.
For the last time in the foreseeable future, a U.S. space shuttle undocked from the International Space Station.
NASA extends the space shuttle Atlantis mission by one day.
Floating 245 miles over the Earth Tuesday, NASA engineers Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan tethered themselves to the International Space Station and paused to absorb the view.
The space shuttle Atlantis will be in space for one more day than originally planned, NASA announced Monday.
Atlantis docks with the international space station. CNN's John Zarrella has more.
The International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis are not in danger from an orbiting piece of debris after all, NASA said Monday.
CNN's Brooke Baldwin takes us behind the scenes of NASA's final shuttle mission.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday for a week-long rendezvous, two days after blasting off on a historic flight marking the final liftoff of the U.S. shuttle program.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the final mission of America's 30-year shuttle program, a thunderously poignant moment that drew people from around the world to watch.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning, marking the last blast-off of NASA's 30-year shuttle program.
The crew of the final shuttle mission talks about the end of the program and how each feels about the historic event.
Early data shows space shuttle Atlantis, poised for launch Friday, escaped damage from two lightning strikes Thursday afternoon, NASA said.
Pioneers in the field of commercial space sit down with CNN's John Zarrella to discuss what's next for space travel.
Astronauts for Space Shuttle Atlantis arrive at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, ahead of their scheduled Friday liftoff.
The four-member crew that will fly the final space shuttle mission to end an era arrived Monday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The astronauts from shuttle Atlantis answer questions regarding NASA's final mission.
July 8 will mark the start of the final space shuttle mission and the end of an era, NASA announced Tuesday.
Thirty years after the space shuttle program began, the final space shuttle flight is slated to take place on July 8, NASA said Friday.
NASA announced Tuesday the new retirement homes for the four remaining space shuttles -- three historic orbiters and the program's test vehicle.
Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space -- the date was April 12, 1961. Twenty years later on April 12, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen got on board the space shuttle Columbia, a craft that looked more like a plane that a rocket ship. It launched an entirely new era in space flight.
Museums around the country are trying to get their hands on a space shuttle orbiter. CNN's John Zarrella reports.
NASA's space shuttle Discovery has completed its final mission, with Endeavour and Atlantis following it into retirement later this year.
The space shuttle program should have come to an end a long time ago, NASA administrator Charles Bolden told CNN in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
In a CNN exclusive, NASA Chief Charlie Bolden says the U.S. didn't properly plan to have a vehicle to replace Discovery.
Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its final flight, ending nearly three decades of space travel.
Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, completing its final mission.
Space shuttle Atlantis landed here Wednesday, concluding the final mission of its 25-year career.
So you're in the market for a new vehicle. Any chance you'd consider one with more than 100 million miles on the odometer, a neat white paint job and a sticker price of $28.8 million? Probably not.
Space shuttle Atlantis docks with the international space station after NASA declared space debris wouldn't be an issue.
The space shuttle Atlantis docked at the international space station on Sunday morning after officials decided there would be no need to perform a maneuver to avoid a piece of debris.
The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday afternoon on its final planned mission.
There's one word astronaut Michael Massimino uses over and over to describe the view from the Hubble Space Telescope: "Beautiful."
IMAX explores the legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope and its impact on our views about the universe.
Space Shuttle Atlantis safely lands after completing an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday morning under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astronauts aboard the international space station and space shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms indicating a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.
This week in iReport, we received a lot of compelling content. iReporters captured images of the shuttle Atlantis roaring into space. An iReporter shared a beautiful story of how one town is giving a dying boy a Christmas wish. We've also got lots of footage of "New Moon" fans excited for the big premiere. We've got all this and more in this week's video wrap-up.
Team iReport talks about a shuttle launch, a town giving a dying boy a Christmas wish and "New Moon" madness.
Space Shuttle Atlantis has blasted off, on its way to the international space station. The annual Leonid meteor shower peaked Tuesday. And NASA just found water on the moon.
NASA's Atlantis shuttle blasts off on its latest mission, hauling spare parts to prolong the international space station's life.
Space shuttle Atlantis launched Monday afternoon to deliver key spare parts to prolong the life of the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at Andrews AFB in California.
Space shuttle Atlantis landed Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base after rainy weather in Florida precluded a landing at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA officials have postponed the landing of space shuttle Atlantis until Saturday because of weather concerns.
The Hubble Space Telescope was released into orbit Tuesday.
John Zarrella reports repairs are next after astronauts on board shuttle Atlantis successfully snag the Hubble telescope.
The space shuttle Atlantis crew on Monday afternoon completed its final spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, according to NASA.
The space shuttle Atlantis crew completed its first spacewalk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, a daylong act of grueling labor that featured the replacement and installation of key instruments.
NASA video shows four tiles on the right side of the space shuttle Atlantis that have dings in them.
The space shuttle Atlantis captured the Hubble Space Telescope with its robotic arm Wednesday, paving the way for astronauts to begin repairing the orbiting observatory.
A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday.
CNN's John Zarrella reports NASA ready with rescue shuttle if Atlantis and crew in trouble.
With space shuttle Atlantis on its way to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope, that leaves one shuttle, Endeavour, at the ready on the other launch pad here.
CNN's John Zarrella reports astronauts ready to perform final high wire repair to a famous telescope.
The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off successfully Monday afternoon on NASA's fifth and final repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Final preparations are under way for Monday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in a repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope.
The U.S. space agency might try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on May 11, a day earlier than scheduled, administrators announced Thursday in Houston.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly talks with Melissa Long about Wednesday night's scheduled space shuttle Discovery launch.
Going behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center is like visiting another planet. The employees working on the shuttle fleet speak their own language -- a language made up of acronyms.
NASA's plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back.
NASA is delaying next month's shuttle launch to the Hubble Space Telescope because of problems stemming from Hurricane Ike and replacement parts for the observatory
NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday
CNN Miles O'Brien walks us through the landing of Shuttle Discovery.
It's the second day for crews aboard space shuttle Atlantis as they head towards the international space station.
The space shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission.
Atlantis undocks
updated: Mon Feb 18 2008 09:17:00
The Space Shuttle Atlantis undocks from the international space station as it prepares to return to Earth.
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts perform the first spacewalk of their mission, using a robotic arm to remove a lab module.
NASA engineers are assessing two small areas on the space shuttle Atlantis that may have received some damage during Thursday's launch and ascent, officials said Saturday.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off for a mission to International Space Station.
Astronauts work to repair two defective mechanisms hampering power generation at the International Space Station.
Malfunctioning engine cut-off sensors frustrate NASA mission managers and cause shuttle launch delay.
NASA scrubbed space shuttle Atlantis' planned Sunday launch after a cut-off sensor designed to gauge the fuel level of the external liquid hydrogen tank failed another test, a space agency spokesman said.
NASA mission managers decided Friday to push the space shuttle Atlantis' scheduled Saturday launch to Sunday afternoon.
Atlantis missionupdated: Thu Dec 06 2007 21:18:00
ISS Flight Director Sally Davis talks about Thursday's planned launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
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