Space Nerd

Orbiter

Atlantis

Heavy lifter of station assembly

Space Shuttle Atlantis after undocking from the ISS during STS-132
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (NASA)
First flight
October 3, 1985
Last flight
July 21, 2011
Missions
33

OV-104 became closely associated with International Space Station assembly and logistics, including launching the Destiny laboratory and helping close the shuttle era with the program’s last mission.

Highlights

  • ·Delivered the Destiny laboratory to the ISS (STS-98)
  • ·Final Space Shuttle mission: STS-135 (July 2011)

Status

Retired on display at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida, USA.