Editing Space Shuttle Atlantis (section)

==Flights listing==
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! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | #
! scope="col" width=18% style="background:#efefef;" | Date
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Designation
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Launch pad
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Landing location
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Duration
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Distance Traveled<ref name="press">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/451029main_sts132_press_kit.pdf|title=Space Shuttle Mission STS-132 Press Kit|author=NASA|date=May 2010|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225055516/https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/451029main_sts132_press_kit.pdf%20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 1
| October 3, 1985
| [[STS-51-J]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 4 days, 1 hour, 44 minutes, 38 seconds
| {{convert|1682641|mi|km}}
| First ''Atlantis'' mission; mission dedicated to Department of Defense. Deployed two DSCS-III ([[Defense Satellite Communications System]]) satellites into stationary orbit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1536/1|title=A lighter shade of black: the (non) mystery of STS-51J|first=Dwayne|last=Day|date=January 4, 2010|publisher=The Space Review|access-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref>
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| 2
| November 26, 1985
| [[STS-61-B]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds
| {{convert|2466956|mi|km}}
| Three communications satellites deployed: [[MORELOS-B]], AUSSAT-2 and SATCOM KU-2
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| 3
| December 2, 1988
| [[STS-27]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 4 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes, 37 seconds
| {{convert|1812075|mi|km}}
| Mission dedicated to Department of Defense. Deployed the [[Lacrosse (satellite)|Lacrosse 1]] satellite, for the US [[National Reconnaissance Office]] (NRO) and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA). ''Atlantis''{{'}} [[Thermal Protection System]] tiles sustained unusually severe damage during the flight; over 700 damaged tiles were noted, and one tile was missing.<ref name="harwood090327">{{cite web | url = http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts119/090327sts27/ | title = Legendary commander tells story of shuttle's close call | author = William Harwood | date = March 27, 2009 | publisher = Spaceflight Now | access-date = July 25, 2010 | archive-date = May 30, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090530182405/http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts119/090327sts27/ | url-status = dead }}.</ref>
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| 4
| May 4, 1989
| [[STS-30]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 4 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes, 28 seconds
| {{convert|1477500|mi|km}}
| Deployed the [[Magellan (spacecraft)|''Magellan'' probe]] bound for [[Venus]].
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| 5
| October 18, 1989
| [[STS-34]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 4 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes, 20 seconds
| {{convert|1800000|mi|km}}
| Deployed the [[Galileo probe|''Galileo'' probe]] bound for [[Jupiter]].
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| 6
| February 28, 1990
| [[STS-36]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 4 days, 10 hours, 18 minutes, 22 seconds
| {{convert|1837962|mi|km}}
| Mission dedicated to Department of Defense. STS-36 deployed a single satellite believed to have been a [[Misty (satellite)|Misty]] [[reconnaissance satellite]].
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| 7
| November 15, 1990
| [[STS-38]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 4 days, 21 hours, 54 minutes, 31 seconds
| {{convert|2045056|mi|km}}
| Mission dedicated to Department of Defense. Deployed USA-67 believed to have been a secret [[Magnum (satellite)|Magnum]] [[ELINT]] (ELectronic INTelligence) gathering satellite.
|-
| 8
| April 5, 1991
| [[STS-37]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 5 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes, 44 seconds
| {{convert|2487075|mi|km}}
| Deployed [[Compton Gamma Ray Observatory]] (GRO), the second of the [[Great Observatories program]] after the first successful unscheduled EVA in the Shuttle program to deploy GRO's data antenna.
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| 9
| August 2, 1991
| [[STS-43]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 8 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, 25 seconds
| {{convert|3700400|mi|km}}
| Deployed [[TDRS-5]] (TDRS-E).
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| 10
| November 24, 1991
| [[STS-44]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 6 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes, 44 seconds
| {{convert|2890067|mi|km}}
| Mission dedicated to Department of Defense. The unclassified payload included a [[Defense Support Program]] (DSP) satellite deployed on flight day one.
|-
| 11
| March 24, 1992
| [[STS-45]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 8 days, 22 hours, 9 minutes 28 seconds
| {{convert|3274946|mi|km}}
| Carried first Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-1). ATLAS-1 equipped with 12 instruments conducted studies in atmospheric chemistry, solar radiation, space plasma physics and ultraviolet astronomy.
|-
| 12
| July 31, 1992
| [[STS-46]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
| {{convert|3321007|mi|km}}
| Deployed the [[Tethered Satellite System#TSS-1 mission|Tethered Satellite System]] (TSS), a joint [[NASA]]/[[Italian Space Agency]] experiment. The satellite only reached a maximum of {{convert|860|ft|m}} instead of {{convert|12.5|mi|km}}, because of a jammed tether line. The [[European Retrievable Carrier]] (EURECA) satellite was deployed for the [[European Space Agency]] (ESA).
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| 13
| November 3, 1994
| [[STS-66]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 10 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes, 2 seconds
| {{convert|4554791|mi|km}}
| Carried Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Sciences – 3 (ATLAS-03) to study the energy of the sun and how it affects the Earth's climate and environment. In addition, STS-66 included deployment and retrieval of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope for Atmosphere (CRISTA) to explore the variability of the atmosphere and provide measurements.
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| 14
| June 27, 1995
| [[STS-71]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 9 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds
| {{convert|4100000|mi|km}}
| First Shuttle docking with [[space station]] [[Mir]]. 100th U.S. crewed space flight. ''Atlantis'' transported two [[cosmonaut]]s Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin to Mir and returned astronaut [[Norman E. Thagard|Norman Thagard]] and cosmonauts [[Vladimir Dezhurov]] and [[Gennady Strekalov]]. The joint U.S-Russian crew performed [[life science]]s investigations aboard [[Spacelab|SPACELAB]]/Mir.
|-
| 15
| November 12, 1995
| [[STS-74]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 8 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 42 seconds
| {{convert|3400000|mi|km}}
| Carried docking module to Mir and docked to the Kristall module. During the three days of combined shuttle-Mir operations, ''Atlantis''{{'}}s crew transferred water, supplies, equipment and two new solar arrays to upgrade Mir.
|-
| 16
| March 22, 1996
| [[STS-76]]
| 39B
| Edwards AFB
| 9 days, 5 hours, 16 minutes, 48 seconds
| {{convert|3800000|mi|km}}
| Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of [[Shannon Lucid]]. STS-76 marked first flight of [[SPACEHAB]] pressurized module to support Shuttle-Mir dockings. Spacewalkers [[Linda M. Godwin|Linda Godwin]] and [[Michael R. Clifford|Michael Clifford]] conducted the first U.S. extravehicular activity (EVA) around the two mated spacecraft.
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| 17
| September 16, 1996
| [[STS-79]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 10 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
| {{convert|3900000|mi|km}}
| Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of Shannon Lucid and [[John Blaha]]. First shuttle mission to the fully completed Mir in its final configuration. STS-79 marked the second flight of SPACEHAB module in support of Shuttle-Mir activities and the first flight of SPACEHAB Double Module configuration.
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| 18
| January 12, 1997
| [[STS-81]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 10 days, 4 hours, 56 minutes, 30 seconds
| {{convert|3900000|mi|km}}
| Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of John Blaha and [[Jerry Linenger]]. Carried the SPACEHAB double module and during five days of docked operations with Mir, the crews transferred water and supplies.
|-
| 19
| May 15, 1997
| [[STS-84]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 9 days, 5 hours, 20 minutes, 47 seconds
| {{convert|3600000|mi|km}}
| Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of Jerry Linenger and [[Michael Foale]]. Carried the SPACEHAB double module.
|-
| 20
| September 25, 1997
| [[STS-86]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 10 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes, 12 seconds
| {{convert|4225000|mi|km}}
| Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of Michael Foale and [[David A. Wolf]]. Highlights of STS-86 included five days of docked operations and the first joint U.S.-Russian spacewalk during a shuttle mission conducted by cosmonaut [[Vladimir G. Titov|Vladimir Titov]] and astronaut [[Scott E. Parazynski|Scott Parazynski]].
|-
| 21
| May 19, 2000
| [[STS-101]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 9 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
| {{convert|5076281|mi|km}}
| [[International Space Station]] resupply mission with supplies carried up using a SPACEHAB double module and SPACEHAB Integrated Cargo Carrier pallet. Astronauts [[James S. Voss|James Voss]] and [[Jeffrey N. Williams|Jeffrey Williams]] performed a spacewalk and ''Atlantis'' reboosted the ISS.
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| 22
| September 8, 2000
| [[STS-106]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 11 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
| {{convert|4919243|mi|km}}
| International Space Station resupply mission. STS-106 utilized the SPACEHAB Double Module and the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) to bring supplies to the ISS. The mission included two spacewalks.
|-
| 23
| February 7, 2001
| [[STS-98]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 12 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes
| {{convert|5369576|mi|km}}
| International Space Station assembly mission (carried and assembled the [[Destiny (ISS module)|Destiny Laboratory Module]]). Three spacewalks including the 100th in the U.S. human spaceflight program were conducted to complete its assembly.
|-
| 24
| July 12, 2001
| [[STS-104]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 12 days, 18 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
| {{convert|5309429|mi|km}}
| International Space Station assembly mission (carried and assembled the [[Quest Joint Airlock]]). Astronauts [[Michael L. Gernhardt|Michael Gernhardt]] and [[James F. Reilly|James Reilly]] conducted three space walks while ''Atlantis'' was docked to the ISS. STS-104 was the first shuttle mission to fly with a "Block II" [[Space Shuttle Main Engine|SSME]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/news/columbia/frr/sts-104/08_ssme.pdf|title=Atlantis STS 104 Space Shuttle Program SSME Flight Readiness Review|author=G. D. Hopson|date=June 28, 2001|access-date=July 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531204022/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/news/columbia/frr/sts-104/08_ssme.pdf|archive-date=May 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 25
| April 8, 2002
| [[STS-110]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 10 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes, 48 seconds
| {{convert|4525299|mi|km}}
| International Space Station assembly mission (carried and assembled the [[Integrated Truss Structure|S0 truss]] segment) which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the ISS. STS-110 delivered the Mobile Transporter (MT). Four spacewalks were conducted in support of ISS construction.
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| 26
| October 7, 2002
| [[STS-112]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 10 days, 19 hours, 58 minutes, 44 seconds
| {{convert|4513015|mi|km}}
| International Space Station assembly mission (carried and assembled the [[Integrated Truss Structure|S1 truss]] segment). ''Atlantis'' delivered the Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA). Astronauts [[David A. Wolf|David Wolf]] and [[Piers J. Sellers|Piers Sellers]] conducted three spacewalks. A camera mounted to the shuttle's external tank captured the ascent to orbit. This was the first time such footage was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/station/sts112/020912shuttlecam/|title=Sneak peek at 'shuttlecam'|author=Stephen Clark|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=July 25, 2010|date=September 12, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/video/shuttle/sts-112/html/fd1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020175221/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/video/shuttle/sts-112/html/fd1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2002|title=STS 112 Daily Videos: Flight Day 1|author=NASA|access-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref>
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| 27
| September 9, 2006
| [[STS-115]]
| 39B
| KSC
| 11 days, 19 hours, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
| {{convert|4910288|mi|km}}
| International Space Station resupply and construction ([[Integrated Truss Structure|P3 and P4 truss]] segments, solar arrays 2A and 4A and batteries). STS-115 was the first [[ISS assembly sequence|assembly mission]] to the ISS after the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|''Columbia'' disaster]]. A total of three spacewalks were performed, during which the crew connected the systems on the installed trusses, prepared them for deployment and did other maintenance work on the ISS.
|-
| 28
| June 8, 2007
| [[STS-117]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 13 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes, 44 seconds
| {{convert|5809363|mi|km}}
| International Space Station resupply and construction ([[Integrated Truss Structure|S3 and S4 truss]] and a set of solar arrays segments)<ref name="sts117">{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts117/|title=STS-117 Mission Coverage|access-date=December 7, 2007|publisher=Spaceflightnow.com|year=2007|first=William|last=Harwood|work=[[CBS News]]|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209040217/https://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts117/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The launch of STS-117 marked the 250th orbital [[List of human spaceflights|human spaceflight]].<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-060807a.html | title = STS-117 marks 250th orbital crewed flight | publisher=collectSPACE}}</ref> STS-117 brought [[Expedition 15]] crewmember [[Clayton Anderson]] to the ISS, and returned with [[Sunita Williams]].
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| 29
| February 7, 2008
| [[STS-122]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes, 50 seconds
| {{convert|5296842|mi|km}}
| International Space Station construction ([[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus laboratory]]). STS-122 carried ESA astronaut [[Léopold Eyharts]], a French Flight Engineer representing ESA to the ISS and returned [[Expedition 16]] Flight Engineer [[Daniel M. Tani]] to Earth. Three spacewalks were performed by mission specialists [[Rex J. Walheim|Rex Walheim]] and [[Stanley G. Love|Stanley Love]].
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| 30
| May 11, 2009
| [[STS-125]]
| 39A
| Edwards AFB
| 12 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes, 9 seconds
| {{convert|5276000|mi|km}}
| Final [[Hubble Space Telescope]] Servicing Mission 4. ''Atlantis'' carried two new instruments to the Hubble Space Telescope, the [[Cosmic Origins Spectrograph]] and the [[Wide Field Camera 3]]. The mission replaced a [[Fine Guidance Sensor]], six [[gyroscope]]s, and two [[battery (electricity)|battery]] unit modules. The mission included five spacewalks totaling 37 hours. STS-125 carried an [[IMAX]] camera to document the progress of the mission.
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| 31
| November 16, 2009
| [[STS-129]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds
| {{convert|4490138|mi|km}}
| International Space Station resupply and construction ([[ExPRESS Logistics Carrier|ELC-1/ELC-2]]). STS-129 was the first flight of an [[ExPRESS Logistics Carrier]] and focused on staging spare components outside the space station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/launch/129_overview.html|title=Mission STS-129: Delivering the Goods|author=Elaine M. Marconi|publisher=NASA.gov|date=December 4, 2009|access-date=July 25, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025070812/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/launch/129_overview.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The mission included three spacewalks.
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| 32
| May 14, 2010
| [[STS-132]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 11 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, 09 seconds
| {{convert|4879978|mi|km}}
| International Space Station construction ([[Rassvet (ISS module)|Mini-Research Module 1]] and the cargo pallet, Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable (ICC-VLD)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts132/100512preview/|title=Mission preview: Atlantis to launch Russian mini module|author=William Harwood|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=July 25, 2010|archive-date=July 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718213918/http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts132/100512preview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The mission included three spacewalks.
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| 33
| July 8, 2011
| [[STS-135]]
| 39A
| KSC
| 12 days, 18 hours, 28 minutes, 50 seconds
| {{convert|5284862|mi|km}}
| International Space Station resupply using the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Carrier (LMC). The failed ammonia pump module that was replaced in August 2010 returned inside ''Atlantis''{{'}} payload bay. This was the final mission of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' and the last mission for the Space Shuttle Program. STS-135 flew with a crew of four astronauts; the reduced crew size allowed for rescue by regularly scheduled [[Soyuz programme|Soyuz]] missions if necessary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/08/nasa-approve-sts-135-mission-june-28-2011-launch/|title=NASA managers approve STS-135 mission planning for June&nbsp;28, 2011 launch|first=Chris|last=Bergin|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2011}}</ref>
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