Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) is the fourth space shuttle run by NASA. It was named after a sailing boat used for ocean research by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Atlantis OV‑104
Atlantis launching on the STS-122 mission to dock with the International Space Station in February 2008
OV designation	OV-104
Country	United States
Contract award	29 January 1979
Named after	RV Atlantis
Status	Retired. Displayed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
First flight	STS-51-J 3–7 October 1985
Last flight	STS-135 8–21 July 2011
No. of missions	33
Crew members	207
Time spent in space	306 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, 43 seconds as of STS-135
No. of orbits	4,848
Distance travelled	125,935,769 miles (202,673,974 km) as of STS-135
Satellites deployed	14
Mir dockings	7
ISS dockings	12

Space Shuttle Atlantis Media

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  Space Shuttle Atlantis as it transits the Sun

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  Melted aluminum plating on Atlantis's right wing underside (STS-27)

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  Atlantis docked to the International Space Station during STS-132 mission

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  Atlantis heads toward Earth orbit at the beginning of STS-132

• STS-132 Space Shuttle launch

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  Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the ISS for the final time

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  NASA administrator Charlie Bolden announces that Atlantis will remain at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on permanent exhibition

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  Atlantis display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

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  Crewmembers for the final Hubble Servicing Mission, STS-125 pose for a photo on the flight deck of Atlantis

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  51J-S-001 (3 Oct 1985) --- This 35mm frame was taken moments after the Space Shuttle Atlantis cleared the launch tower to begin its first mission in space. Onboard, ready to carry out STS-51J mission were astronauts Karol J. Bobko, commander; Ronald J. Grabe, pilot; Robert L. Stewart and David C. Hilmers, mission specialist; and United States Air Force Major William A. Pailes.