How many missions did the shuttle do?
135 missions
Between the first launch on April 12, 1981, and the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA’s space shuttle fleet — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations.
What shuttle did the most missions?
Discovery
Discovery was the third shuttle to head into space, but it ended up flying the most missions: 39. Discovery also was the shuttle that did both “return to flight” missions after the Challenger and Columbia disasters.
How many missions did space shuttle Atlantis fly?
33 missions
Atlantis flew on 33 missions and logged more than 126 million miles and 307 days in space. Exactly 207 astronauts have flown on Atlantis. Atlantis was named after the two-masted boat that served as the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts from 1930 to 1966.
What astronaut flew the most missions?
Astronauts Jerry Ross and Franklin Chang-Diaz have flown the most shuttle missions with seven each.
How many shuttles have exploded?
The explosion of the Columbia killed seven more during re-entry of its 28th mission in 2003. Let me spell it out for you: out of five Shuttles–Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor—two met a disastrous and fiery fate. That’s a 40% vehicular failure rate (updated) and a flight failure rate of 1.5%.
Who is the only astronaut who flew on all of the shuttles?
Story Musgrave
Story Musgrave is the only astronaut to have flown on all five shuttles. Astronauts Jerry Ross and Franklin Chang-Diaz have flown the most shuttle missions with seven each. By STS-134 mission designation, Mike Fincke was the final first-time flier on the shuttle.
How many space missions were launched in 2010?
Seven crewed launches were planned for 2010, with three Space Shuttle missions and four Soyuz flights for International Space Station (ISS) crew rotation. STS-130, using orbiter Endeavour, was the first crewed flight of the year, launching on 8 February with the Tranquility node and Cupola for the ISS.
When did the Space Shuttle program end?
The Space Shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of STS-135 by Atlantis on 21 July 2011. Profiles of all five orbiters at launch. The U.S. Space Shuttle program was officially referred to as the Space Transportation System (STS). Specific shuttle missions were therefore designated with the prefix “STS”.
What was the 34th Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station?
This was the 34th space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Meet the astronauts of the STS-132 mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis. After almost 25 years and more than 115 million miles, space shuttle Atlantis is down to just one final mission – but it will be going out on a high note.
What happened to the 5 space shuttles that were launched?
A fifth operational orbiter, Endeavour, was built in 1991 to replace Challenger. The Space Shuttle was retired from service upon the conclusion of STS-135 by Atlantis on 21 July 2011. Profiles of all five orbiters at launch.