Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis was the fourth orbiter in the Space Shuttle Program. It was first launched in September 1985.

Missions
Atlantis flew for 47 missions before it was retired.
 * STS-23 (September 1985) (Bobko, Grabe, Hilmers, Stewart, Pailes) - Maiden flight of Atlantis. [OTL STS-51-J]
 * STS-25 (January 1986) (Scobee, Smith, Onizuka, Resnick, McNair, McAuliffe) - First teacher in space: McAuliffe would teach two 15-minute lessons. McNair records saxophone solo for Jean-Michel Jerre's upcoming album Rendez-vous, and would take part in a concert through live shuttle feed.
 * STS-28 (May 1986) (Hauck, Bridges, Hilmers, Lounge, George Nelson) - Deploys Ulysses space probe, which becomes the fastest artificially-accelerated object. Robin Williams delivers wake-up call of Good Morning, Atlantis.
 * STS-32 (September 1986) (Shaw, McCulley, Leestma, Brown, Adamson, Casserino, Skantze) - DOD mission. First flight of human skull, test penetration of radiation into human skull. [OTL STS-36 mission]
 * STS-36 (January 1987) (Nordsieck) - ASTRO-2 mission.
 * STS-40 (May 1987) (Nordsieck) - ASTRO-3 mission.
 * STS-43 (September 1987)
 * STS-46 (January 1988)
 * STS-49 (May 1988)
 * STS-52 (September 1988)
 * STS-56 (January 1989)
 * STS-64 (September 1989) (Covey, Culberston, Meade, Springer, Gemar)
 * STS-72 (May 1990)
 * STS-80 (January 1991)
 * STS-88 (September 1991)
 * STS-96 (May 1992)
 * STS-104 (January 1993)
 * STS-112 (September 1993)
 * STS-120 (May 1994)
 * STS-128 (January 1995)
 * STS-136 (September 1995)
 * STS-144 (May 1996) - Delivery of the starboard node and outboard photovoltaic power module spacer to Freedom.
 * STS-152 (January 1997) (Baker, Jeff, Wisoff, Grunsfeld, Ivrins, Linenger/Blaha) - Seventh Shuttle-Mir mission
 * STS-160 (September 1997) (Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Titov, Parazynski, Chretien, Lawrence, Wolf/Foale) - Ninth Shuttle-Mir mission.
 * STS-168 (May 1998)
 * STS-173 (September 1999)
 * STS-177 (January 2000)
 * STS-181 (May 2000)
 * STS-185 (September 2000)
 * STS-189 (January 2001)
 * STS-193 (May 2001)
 * STS-197 (September 2001)
 * STS-201 (January 2002)
 * STS-205 (May 2002)
 * STS-209 (September 2002)
 * STS-213 (January 2003)
 * STS-217 (May 2003)
 * STS-221 (September 2003)
 * STS-225 (January 2004)
 * STS-229 (May 2004)
 * STS-233 (September 2004)
 * STS-237 (January 2005)
 * STS-241 (May 2005)
 * STS-245 (September 2005)
 * STS-249 (January 2006)
 * STS-253 (May 2006)
 * STS-257 (September 2006)