1985 in spaceflight
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Quick Facts National firsts, Space traveller ...
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Space traveller | Mexico Saudi Arabia |
Rockets | |
Maiden flights | Space Shuttle Atlantis M-3SII |
Crewed flights | |
Orbital | 11 |
Total travellers | 63 |
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This section is an excerpt from Space Shuttle Atlantis.[edit]
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States.[1] Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis is also the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built.[2][3] Its maiden flight was STS-51-J made from October 3 to 7, 1985.