NY astronaut to donate flag carried on space shuttle Atlantis to NYC 9/11 memorial and museumAn astronaut is donating an American flag that traveled aboard the NASA space shuttle Atlantis to New York City in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Michael J. Massimino (ma-sih-MEE ...

Space shuttle crew to provide coin that traveled into space for Super Bowl tossThe crew of space shuttle Atlantis plans to deliver to the Pro Football Hall of Fame a coin that traveled into space for use in the official coin toss at Super Bowl XLIV. The crew finished an ...

Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts land in Fla., feast on turkey after 'amazing' flightSpace shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station. Within a few hours of landing, the astronauts feasted on turkey ...

The shuttle Atlantis landed back on Earth Friday, capping a mission to the International Space Station and bringing NASA's small fleet of winged spaceships closer to looming retirement. Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts touched down at 9:44 am (1444 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center in ...