Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) is the fourth space shuttle run by NASA. It was named after a sailing boat used for ocean research by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.^[2]

Atlantis OV‑104
Atlantis launching on the STS-122 mission to dock with the International Space Station in February 2008
OV designation	OV-104
Country	United States
Contract award	29 January 1979
Named after	RV Atlantis
Status	Retired. Displayed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
First flight	STS-51-J 3–7 October 1985
Last flight	STS-135 8–21 July 2011
No. of missions	33
Crew members	207[1]
Time spent in space	306 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, 43 seconds as of STS-135
No. of orbits	4,848
Distance travelled	125,935,769 miles (202,673,974 km) as of STS-135
Satellites deployed	14
Mir dockings	7
ISS dockings	12