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Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on 12 April 1981 at Pad 39A for mission STS-1. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
26 maj 2023 · STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
The longest Shuttle mission was STS-80 lasting 17 days, 15 hours. The final flight of the Space Shuttle program was STS-135 on July 8, 2011. Since the Shuttle's retirement in 2011, many of its original duties are performed by an assortment of government and private vessels.
7 lip 2023 · Mission Objectives. Demonstrate safe launch into orbit and safe return of the orbiter and crew. Verify the combined performance of the entire shuttle vehicle – orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external tank.
1 lip 2011 · STS-120 was the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and launched an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for the station.
STS-130 (ISS assembly flight 20A) [7] was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Space Shuttle Endeavour's primary payloads were the Tranquility module and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center, providing a 360-degree view around the station. [8]
Space Shuttle Missions By Year: 1977. Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests. 1981. STS-1 (Columbia) Crippen and Young First Space Shuttle Orbital Test Flight. STS-2 (Columbia) Engle and Truly Second Space Shuttle Orbital Test Flight/OSTA-1. 1982. STS-3 (Columbia) Lousma and Fullerton Third Space Shuttle Orbital Test Flight/OSS-1.
