On March 6, 1985, Nasa’s Newest Space Shuttle, Atlantis, Made Its Public Debut during a Rollout Ceremony at the Rockwell International Manufacturing Plant in Palmdale, Calfornia. Under Construction for Three Years, Atlantis Joined Nasa’s Other Three Three Space-Worthy Orbits, Columbia, Challenger, and Discovery, and Atmospheric Test Vehicle Eyctor. Officials from Nasa, Rockwell, and other Organizations Attended The Rollout Ceremony. By the time nasa retired atlantis in 2011, it had Flown 33 Missions in a Career Spanning 26 years and flying many types of missions envisioned for the space shuttle. The Visitor Center at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has Atlantis on Display.
On Jan. 25, 1979, nasa announced the names of the first four space-worthy Orbiters-Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis. Like the other vehicles, nasa named atlantis after an history vessel of discovery and exploration-the woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s Two-Masted Research Ship Atlantis that that is the opening of 19666. On Jan. 29, nasa signed the contrast with Rockwell International of Downey, California, to build and deliver atlantis. Construction began in March 1980 and finished in April 1984. 1986, Plans Shelved Following The Challenger Accident. After a year of testing, workers prepared atlantis for its public debut.
Three days after the rollout ceremony, workers trucked Atlantis 36 Miles Overland to Nasa’s Dryden, Now Armstrong, Flight Research Center at Edwards Air FORCE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BASE BATER Desert, for Final Preparations for its cross-country ferry flight. In the mate demate device, workers placed atlantis atop the shuttle carrier aircraft, a modified boeing 747, to begin the ferry flight. The duo left edwards on April 12, the fourth anniversary of the first space shuttle flight. Following an overnight stop at Houston’s Ellington Air Force Base, Now Ellington Field, Atlantis Arrived at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 13.
Four Months Later, on Aug. 12, Workers Towed Atlantis from the Processing Facility to the Assembly Building and Mated It To An External Tank and Twin Solid Rocket Boosters. The entry stack rolled out to launch pad 39a on aug. 30 in preparation for the planned Oct. 3 launch of the STS-51j Mission. As with any new Orbiter, on Sept. 13 Nasa Conducted A 20-Second Flight Readiness Firing of Atlantis’ Three Main Engines. On sept. 16, The Five-Person Crew Participated in a Countdown Demonstration Test, Leading to an on Time Oct. 3 launch. Atlantis had joined the shuttle fleet and begun its first mission to space.
Over the course of its 33 missions spanning more than 26 years, atlantis flew virtually every always type of mission envisioned for the space shuttle, inclusive government and commency Deploying Spacecraft to Visit Interplanetary Destinations, Supporting Scientific Missions, Launching and Servicing Scientific Observatories Resupplying the Mir space station, and assembling and Mainting the International Space Station. Atlantis flee the final mission of the shuttle program, STS-135, in July 2011. The following year, nasa transported atlantis to the Kennedy Visitor Center for Public Display.
