The Atlantis[1] (OV-104[1]) was a 20th century Earth orbital spacecraft, a United States of America space shuttle in NASA service from the 1980s[1] to the 2010s[1] decades. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 124: "S.S. Emmette")
Service history and disposition[]
A shuttle on its launchpad on Earth.
Atlantis performed its first mission in 1985.
In 1989, Atlantis deployed the interplanetary probe Magellan. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 124: "S.S. Emmette")
From 24 November to 1 December 1991, Atlantis completed STS-44, a United States Defense Department mission. Personnel included Commander Fred Gregory, pilot Tom Hendrix, payload specialist Tom Hennen, and mission specialists Mario Runco, Story Musgrave and Jim Voss. (The Official Fan Club Magazine Issue 90: "The World's Highest Flying Trek Fan")
- Patrick Stewart prerecorded a wakeup message for this mission's crew.
In 2009, Atlantis became the last space shuttle to visit the Hubble Space Telescope. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 124: "S.S. Emmette")
During one spaceflight, Atlantis carried a Spacehab module in its cargo hold, and an astronaut dressed in the Manned Maneuvering Unit-type EV suit executed a spacewalk near the shuttle. (ENT episode: "Broken Bow")
Its 33rd flight in 2011 was the final space assignment for Atlantis. NASA retired this class of spacecraft in that year. (The Official Starships Collection Issue 124: "S.S. Emmette")
Legacy[]
In the 2140s, a mission patch from Atlantis mission STS-36 was displayed in the 602 Club in Mill Valley. The mission patch read the names of the astronauts participating in the mission: John Casper, John Oliver Creighton, David C. Hilmers, Mike Mullane and Pierre J. Thuot.
- STS-36 was undertaken in 1990.
Jonathan Archer frequented the bar in 2143 during his United Earth Starfleet spaceflight operations. (ENT episode: "First Flight")
Atlantis NX-05 in 2156.
In the 2150s decade, Starfleet named its NX-class cruisers after NASA's first generation of space shuttles. The fifth ship of the class was named Atlantis NX-05 and launched in February 2156. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
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Connections[]
| Ships Named Atlantis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States of America, NASA | Atlantis (OV-104, space shuttle) |  
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United Earth Starfleet | Atlantis (NX-05, NX-class) |  
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| Federation Starfleet | USS Atlantis (NCC-1786, 23rd century) • USS Atlantis (NCC-1865, Miranda-class) • USS Atlantis (NCC-72007) • USS Atlantis (NCC-97385, Atlantis-class) • see also: Atlantis-class |  
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Appearances and references[]
Appearances[]
- ENT episode: "Broken Bow" (first appearance)
- ENT episode: "First Flight" (mission patch)
- The Official Starships Collection Issue 124: "S.S. Emmette"
References[]
| This section is written from the Real World point of view. |
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Background[]
- Atlantis was the fifth shuttle built, and was first launched on 3 October 1985.
- Footage from one of Atlantis missions was used in the opening credits of Star Trek: Enterprise.
External link[]
- Space Shuttle Atlantis article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.