Despite the closure of an emergency landing strip in Morocco due to security concerns, Thursday's launch of space shuttle Atlantis is still a go, NASA says. The landing strip was closed because there ...

Space shuttle managers expressed continued confidence in repairs made to Atlantis' external tank following a day-and-a-half review that formally green-lit the shuttle to launch on mission STS-117 on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis and six veteran astronauts blasted off on Friday from the Kennedy Space Centre to deliver a Russian module and spare parts to the ...

Crews rolled the space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center Feb. 15 in preparation for next month's launch to the International Space Station. Set for launch as early as ...