Atlantis, OV-104

Atlantis was named after the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts from 1930 to 1966. It was the fourth operational Shuttle and made its first flight, STS-51J, on Oct. 3, 1985. This Shuttle sent probes to Venus and Jupiter and carried NASA's Destiny Laboratory to the International Space Station. STS-135 marked the 33rd mission and final flight for Atlantis and the Space Shuttle program. Atlantis is on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

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