135 spanning from April 1981 to July 2011 when the Shuttle Program was retired.
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.
14 on the space shuttle
Marc Garneau has been to space three times. He first flew as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984, then as a Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1996, and finally as a Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Discovery in 2000.
The only Space Shuttle named Explorer is a full sized replica/mockup/model of the Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Many space missions of varying types have been named Explorer.
The Shuttle requires a minimum of four crew members to operate safely and there have been as many as eight. I haven't looked this up but a typical crew is probably about 6.
The Space Shuttle could carry a maximum of 8-10 astronauts per mission.
monkeys butt is the space shuttle name
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Initial shuttle missions included only 2 astronauts, a commander and pilot. 5 mission specialists have been added to the crew since then.
on an eight day mission, an average of 6. on a thirty day mission,10.
It takes five years for a space shuttle to be built for a mission. It can cost an estimated amount of $2 billion.
Space Shuttle Columbia flew a total of 28 missions, starting with its first mission in 1981 and ending with its final mission in 2003 when it tragically disintegrated upon re-entry.