Six were made, but only five ever went into space.
All space shuttle orbiters were designed to carry a crew of up to 7 with the exception of Enterprise which carried only 2 during flight tests.
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
There were a total of 135 Space Shuttle missions conducted by NASA from 1981 to 2011. The program included notable missions such as the first shuttle flight, STS-1, and the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle fleet consisted of five orbiters: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. The program concluded with the final mission, STS-135, in July 2011.
There have been 6 orbiters. Enterprise was first. Never flew in space. Was built for Approach and Landing tests (ALT). Then came Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery. Endeavour is the baby of the fleet and was built to replace Challenger. Columbia and Challenger were destroyed in accidents. Enterprise is in a museum.
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
All space shuttle orbiters were designed to carry a crew of up to 7 with the exception of Enterprise which carried only 2 during flight tests.
All space shuttle orbiters were designed to carry a crew of up to 7 with the exception of Enterprise which carried only 2 during flight tests.
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
There were a total of 135 Space Shuttle missions conducted by NASA from 1981 to 2011. The program included notable missions such as the first shuttle flight, STS-1, and the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle fleet consisted of five orbiters: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. The program concluded with the final mission, STS-135, in July 2011.
There have been 6 orbiters. Enterprise was first. Never flew in space. Was built for Approach and Landing tests (ALT). Then came Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery. Endeavour is the baby of the fleet and was built to replace Challenger. Columbia and Challenger were destroyed in accidents. Enterprise is in a museum.
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
The space shuttle system is made up of three main components: the orbiter, the external tank, and the solid rocket boosters. These components work together to launch and maneuver the shuttle in space.
A space shuttle has over 1,000 buttons and swiches.
There were nine space shuttle flights in 1987.
upto 3-5 people are aloud on a space shuttle
The Space Shuttle is not a capsule, it's a spacecraft. They found many pieces of the Challenger space shuttle, including the crew compartment.
The coins are copper-nickel and made in the Marshall Islands.