Space Shuttle - NASA From the first launch on April 12, 1981 to the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations NASA’s space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12, 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and
Space Shuttle - Wikipedia The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U S National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program
Space shuttle | Names, Definition, Facts, History | Britannica Space shuttle, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and to glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth’s surface It was developed by NASA and made 135 spaceflights between 1981 and 2011
NASAs Space Shuttles: Where Are They Now? | Space This space shuttle is part of a long, historical tradition of naming ships "Discovery," NASA officials have said Henry Hudson's Hudson Bay exploring vessel was named Discovery, as was James Cook
Space Shuttle Era Facts facts - nasa. gov Shuttle Miles Flown (through STS-134) NASA’s space shuttles have traveled 537,114,016, making 20,952 Earth orbits Space Shuttles by the Numbers (through STS-134) 2 – Smallest crew size, on missions STS-1 through STS-4 2 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 12 seconds – length of Columbia’s STS-2 flight, the shortest completed mission to date
All NASA Space Shuttle Locations How to Visit Them Endeavour was Authorized by Congress in August 1987 as a replacement for the Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger, which had been destroyed during an accident in 1986 Endeavour (OV-105) first arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility on May 7, 1991, atop NASA’s new Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (NASA 911) She made her first flight