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A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
There have been a total of 135 space shuttle launches. The first space shuttle launch occurred on April 12, 1981, and the final space shuttle mission was launched on July 8, 2011.
No space shuttle has been launched for the moon. It can't carry enough fuel to get there. Couldn't land if it got there.
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
There were five space shuttle missions that launched before Challenger, starting with Columbia in April 1981.
As of the 10th of April 2010, there have been 131 space shuttle launches.
India has never launched a space shuttle. However, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed and launched other types of spacecraft, such as satellites and crew capsules.
Space Shuttle Columbia has 28 missions. It safely launched 28 times, and safely reentered the atmosphere 27 times.
The space shuttle was designed by a team of engineers and scientists at NASA with input from various contractors. The concept of the space shuttle was first proposed in the 1960s, and the first operational space shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. It was a collaborative effort involving many individuals and organizations.
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
Marc Garneau has been in space three times. He was aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984, the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1996, and the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2000.
Yes, because the space shuttle was NASA's space transportation system. It carried astronauts and cargo to and from Earth orbit. The space shuttle carried as many as seven astronauts at a time to and from space. It launched satellites and served as an orbiting science laboratory.