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.[2]
| 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[1] |
| 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 |
References
- Gebhardt, Chris (31 December 2011). "Year in Review – Part 4: Saying Goodbye to Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour". Spaceflight.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Space Today Online - Space Shuttle Stories". spacetoday.org. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
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