On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." This was one of several big upgrades that were made to the space shuttle before the mission STS-101. NASA ...
The new shuttle orbiter Atlantis glass cockpit has nine Honeywell Multifunctional Electronic Subsystems (MEDS) liquid crystal displays (see page 54). Atlantis is set for launch with the new system in ...
The final space mission of Atlantis, which concluded in July 2011, will be commemorated July 10-12 with astronaut appearances and meet-and-greets. Former shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach will ...
Good News: NASA's final space shuttle Atlantis has successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday and restocked it with vital supplies (enough provisions for astronauts to be good ...