Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off at 11:29 a.m. EST on July 8, 2011, to begin the STS-135 mission, the last of the shuttle program.
Atlantis Rolls to Pad
Space shuttle Atlantis makes its historic final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
STS-134 Lands, Endeavour Completes Last Mission
Endeavour returns to Earth at the end of its final mission, STS-134. During the flight, Commander Mark Kelly and crew delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
Launch of STS-134 Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its final mission. Commander Mark Kelly and crew will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the International Space Station.
Endeavour's Final Voyage
After nearly two decades of achievements in space, Endeavour makes one last reach for the stars on its 25th and final mission, STS-134. This webcast examines the mission to come and explores the storied flying career for the youngest of NASA's shuttle orbiters.
Endeavour Retrospective
A retrospective look at space shuttle Endeavour.
Space Shuttle Launch and Landing Highlights
A variety of camera views showcase the amazing journey into orbit, the space shuttle docked to the International Space Station and the voyage home.
The Space Shuttle (Narrated by William Shatner)
An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence. The most complex machine ever built to bring humans to and from space and eventually construct the next stop on the road to space exploration.
STS-133: Discovery's Final Mission
The veteran space shuttle logged an incredible 39 missions, a total of 365 days in space and traveled 148.2 million miles by the end of its remarkable history.
Discovery Touches Down!
Discovery has completed its final mission, STS-133, for NASA's Space Shuttle Program landing on-time at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:57 a.m. EST, March 9, 2011 after 202 orbits around Earth and a journey of 5,304,140 miles.
On April 12, 2011, NASA announced selection of locations for the remaining Shuttle orbiters: Atlantis will be on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, near Cape Canaveral, Florida Discovery will be sent to the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. Endeavour will be sent to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California Enterprise, currently displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, will be moved to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York, New York.
Atlantis Was the last Space Shuttle flight; STS-135. Launch Date: Early July 8, Launched Good, Landed Good.