As of November 2008 there have been 124 Space Shuttle flights. (Visit link for a list)
There have been two space shuttles that have blown up: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. Both tragedies resulted in the loss of all crew members aboard.
No shuttles have blown up in space. The Challenger disintegrated after launch on Jan 28, 1986 and the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on Feb 1, 2003. Both were in the earth's atmosphere when they disintegrated.
there was 2 .. launching to get to the international space station up in space
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
Two space shuttles have exploded during missions. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986, and Columbia disintegrated upon reentry in 2003.
Currently NASA have three space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
NASA built a total of five space shuttles: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. These shuttles were in operation from 1981 to 2011.
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We haven't gone to Mars yet. That's like hopping on a plane as soon as your about to land.
There is a total of five space shuttles that belonged to NASA. These shuttles are Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour, Columbia, and Challenger. However, they have all been retired from service.