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Space Shuttle Atlantis
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.
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