Space Shuttle Atlantis At Iss
The shuttle atlantis closed out its 32nd and final planned mission with a smooth florida landing wednesday wrapping up a quarter century of service with a successful space station assembly mission.
Space shuttle atlantis at iss. It used the orbiter atlantis and hardware originally processed for the sts 335 contingency mission which was not flown. A concept drawing showing space shuttle atlantis as the centerpiece of a new exhibit showcasing the space shuttle program. Sts 135 iss assembly flight ulf7 was the 135th and final mission of the american space shuttle program. Low earth orbit launch complex 39b kennedy space center fl usa sts 110 was a space shuttle mission to the international space station iss on 8â 19 april 2002 flown by space shuttle atlantis.
The main purpose was to install the s0 truss segment which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station. Edt on july 10 2011 on flight day 3 of nasa s last shuttle. Nasa s final space shuttle mission comes to an end on july 21 2011 nasa s space shuttle program completes its final and 135th mission when the shuttle atlantis lands at kennedy space center in. In may 2009 atlantis flew a seven member crew to the hubble space telescope for its servicing mission 4 sts 125.
The mission was a success with the crew completing five spacewalks totalling 37 hours to install new cameras batteries a gyroscope and other components to the telescope. Space shuttle atlantis launches on iss construction mission nasa s space shuttle atlantis roars off the launch pad for a rendezvous with the international space station on mission sts 115. Space shuttle atlantis docked to the iss for the final time.