Atlantis Cleared for Tomorrow's Launch

NASA mission controllers and planners have decided that the space shuttle Atlantis is in excellent shape to fly tomorrow, on the STS-129 assembly mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft will take off from the Launch Pad 39A complex at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape... [ read more >> ]

Atlantis rests at Launch Pad 39A while the prototype ARES I-X lifts off for its first test flight

Image comment: Atlantis rests at Launch Pad 39A while the prototype ARES I-X lifts off for its first test flight
Image credits: NASA

Atlantis rests at Launch Pad 39A while the prototype ARES I-X lifts off for its first test flight