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The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable LEO spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Launches
135
2 failures
Spacecraft flown
5
Landings
133 of 134
successful
Fastest turnaround
50 days
for one craft
Latest launch
Jul 8
on STS-135
One block per flight, sorted by flights
Discovery
OV-103
39
First flight: STS-41-D, 1984
Atlantis
OV-104
33
First flight: STS-51-J, 1985
Columbia
OV-102
28
First flight: STS-1, 1981Lost
Endeavour
OV-105
25
First flight: STS-49, 1992
Challenger
OV-099
10
First flight: STS-6, 1983Lost
The Space shuttle was a United States space craft. Following the conclusion of the Apollo program the Space Shuttle intended to lower costs for reliable access to Low Earth Orbit. The program ran from 1981-2011.
No launches of this spacecraft are on the schedule.
OV-104 | STS-135United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALaunch SuccessfulOV-105 | STS-134United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALaunch SuccessfulOV-103 | STS-133United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALaunch SuccessfulOV-104 | STS-132United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALaunch SuccessfulOV-103 | STS-131United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USALaunch SuccessfulSpace Launch Now for iOS and Android
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