NASA's Orbiter 'Atlantis' recently finished another successful mission on June 22nd, so I wanted to dedicate a blog to this fine Space Shuttle. It has flown 28 missions over 22 years (7 of those including docking with the Russian MIR Space Station, and 8 with the ISS). She is scheduled to fly two more flights before retiring in 2010. Atlantis' next mission is scheduled for December 6th of this year.
It's cockpit has been upgraded to a "Glass Cockpit" which features more advanced LCD screens and instruments that helps the pilots navigate easier and faster and allows them to focus on the most pertinent information at the time needed.
I have been interested in Space and Aeronautics since I can remember being interested in anything. It has always been one of my biggest dreams to be able to travel in space. *sigh*
Link: Space Shuttle Atlantis
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