Spaceflight Now Home






NewsAlert



Sign up for our NewsAlert service and have the latest news in astronomy and space e-mailed direct to your desktop.

Enter your e-mail address:

Privacy note: your e-mail address will not be used for any other purpose.


Atlantis returns to hangar after landing
BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: May 26, 2010


Bookmark and Share

The shuttle Atlantis was towed back to its Orbiter Processing Facility hangar Wednesday afternoon, a few hours after the ship made a triumphant return to Earth on its 32nd and possibly last mission. Atlantis will be readied for launch on a rescue flight for one of the final two shuttle missions.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now