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 …
Space Shuttle - NASA
Apr 9, 2025 · 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 …
SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM HISTORY | Spaceline
SPACE SHUTTLE By Cliff Lethbridge SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM HISTORY Space Shuttle Artist Conception, Photo Courtesy NASA Born in 1968 at the height of the Apollo program, the …
Space shuttle | Names, Challenger, Columbia, Definition ...
Oct 10, 2025 · 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 …
All NASA Space Shuttle Locations & How to Visit Them
Mar 11, 2025 · Below you’ll find a guide to each of the Space Shuttle locations around the U.S.; today you can visit five shuttles, three of which flew to space during the almost 30 years of …
Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 6, 2023 · The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. …
NASA Space Shuttle history | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Jul 17, 2024 · NASA's Space Shuttle launched in 1981 and flew its final mission in 2011. Over three decades its 135 missions changed spaceflight forever.