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The Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985, ''Atlantis'' is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J from 3 to 7 October 1985. ''Atlantis'' embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. STS-134 by ''Endeavour was expected to be the final flight before STS-135 was authorized in October 2010. STS-135 took advantage of the processing for the STS-335 Launch On Need mission that would have been necessary if STS-134's crew became stranded in orbit. ''Atlantis'' landed for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011. By the end of its final mission, ''Atlantis'' had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. ''Atlantis'' is named after RV ''Atlantis'', a two-masted sailing ship that operated as the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1930 to 1966.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/orbitersatl.html )〕 ==Construction milestones== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Space Shuttle Atlantis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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