no, space shuttle atlantis didn't blow up, the shuttles that blew up were columbia and challenger.
It hasn't blown up - Challenger and Columbia were the shuttles destroyed in accidents in 1986 and 2003 respectively.
The space shuttle is called Atlantis.
1986
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
Atlantis (OV-104).
1986
An O-ring failure.
A Faulty O-Ring
11 am 74 seconds into flight
11 am 74 seconds into flight
The NASA shuttle Atlantis has never exploded. As of June 2007, its most recent mission was to deliver new solar panel arrays to the International Space Station. The shuttles Challenger and Columbia were both destroyed in separate accidents - Challenger in January 1986, and Columbia in February 2003. All crew were lost in both accidents. For futher information, please see the Links section.
the challenger blew up after a few minutes after the launch