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: Built as a replacement for Challenger, it completed 25 missions, including the first service mission for Hubble.
The Shuttle system consisted of three primary components that worked together for launch:
: The "workhorse" of the fleet, it flew 39 missions, including the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
: A prototype used for atmospheric flight tests; it never flew in space but is currently on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. How It Worked
: The first shuttle to fly into space in 1981; tragically lost during re-entry in 2003.
Five flight-worthy orbiters were constructed for the program:
: Flew the final mission of the program (STS-135) in July 2011.
The Space Shuttle, officially known as the , was the world’s first partially reusable spacecraft, operating from 1981 to 2011. Over 30 years, the program flew 135 missions , launched 355 people from 16 countries, and traveled more than 542 million miles.
: Built as a replacement for Challenger, it completed 25 missions, including the first service mission for Hubble.
The Shuttle system consisted of three primary components that worked together for launch:
: The "workhorse" of the fleet, it flew 39 missions, including the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Space Shuttle
: A prototype used for atmospheric flight tests; it never flew in space but is currently on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. How It Worked
: The first shuttle to fly into space in 1981; tragically lost during re-entry in 2003. : Built as a replacement for Challenger, it
Five flight-worthy orbiters were constructed for the program:
: Flew the final mission of the program (STS-135) in July 2011. How It Worked : The first shuttle to
The Space Shuttle, officially known as the , was the world’s first partially reusable spacecraft, operating from 1981 to 2011. Over 30 years, the program flew 135 missions , launched 355 people from 16 countries, and traveled more than 542 million miles.