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  1. #SPACE DID U KNOW - Atlantis & crew traveled nearly 4.5 million miles on its 11-day STS-129 mission?
  2. Read Charles Up To The Minute on #spacelaunchnews for Charles stories on the Atlantis mission.
  3. DID U KNOW? A spacesuit is really a small spacecraft in itself! It protects the astronaut from the dangers of being outside in space.
  4. Order your "Cooking For The Astronauts" for Christmas. www.CookingForTheAstronauts... by Astronauts retired chef
  5. #SPACE Mission crew fly back to NASA's JSC in Houston today, Saturday. They’ll have traditional Houston homecoming celebration on Monday.
  6. #SPACE Spacelaunchnews.com is offering COOKING FOR THE ASTRONAUTS for Christmas. Signed copies available! Order now....
  7. #Space shuttle Atlantis is making her turn to OPF Bay 1 here at the Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis' next & final flight is this May. #NASA
  8. LIVE on http://spacelaunchnews.com: The Atlantis STS-129 crew news conf. #NASA @NASA
  9. #Space shuttle Atlantis has begun her move at 2:05 pm EST from Runway 33 here at KSC to OPF Bay 1. @NASA #Nasa
  10. 10:31a ET: Is Atlantis' commander hungry? Hobaugh just radioed MCC, "They're giving away free hot dogs in the CTV."
  11. From #SpaceViewPark and about 15miles across from KSC. The view of the landing was great fm SLN reporter. Perfect weather, perfect landing!
  12. #Space: Catch our Atlantis' landing story and watch LIVE #NASA TV via our web site: http://SpaceLaunchNews.com.
  13. Weather is crisp here at SpaceView Park. A perfect time for the landing.
  14. 9:44a ET: TOUCHDOWN! Space shuttle Atlantis returns home to the Kennedy #Space Center this morning following nearly 12 days in space. #NASA
  15. 9:36a ET: Atlantis 9700 feet above Florida now, flying at a speed of 2400 mph. #Space #NASA
  16. 9:27a ET: Atlantis' now over Central America, flying at a speed of Mach 19. #space #nasa
  17. 9:23a ET: Atlantis' now 44 miles above the east central Pacific and flying at a speed of Mach 22. #space
  18. 9:18 am ET: #Space shuttle Atlantis now 48 miles above the east central Pacific Ocean now. Reentry max heating occurring. #NASA
  19. 8:37 am EST: DeOrbit Burn! Atlantis' twin engines burning now for nearly 3 minutes to slow the craft down & leave orbit. #Space #NASA
  20. 8:04a EST: Mission Control is all "GO" for the deorbit burn. The burn set for 8:37 am. @NASA #Space