<ul><li>NASA's space shuttle Atlantis made its public debut during a rollout ceremony on March 6, 1985.</li><li>The construction of Atlantis took three years, and it joined NASA's other three orbiters as well as the atmospheric test vehicle, Enterprise.</li><li>Atlantis flew 33 missions in a career spanning 26 years, performing a wide range of missions and contributing to the assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station.</li><li>Currently, Atlantis is on display at the Visitor Center of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.</li></ul>

40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut

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