STS stands for Space Transportation System. It's used to identify a space shuttle flight.
The official name of the NASA Space Shuttle program was the Space Transportation System (STS). The individual shuttles were named: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
In April 1981, NASA conducted the first flight of the Space Shuttle program with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1 mission. This marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle era for NASA's human spaceflight missions.
The shuttle missions are numbered in order of launch date. The next launch will be STS-125, which will service Hubble. Sometimes they launch out of sequence because of delays. STS-119 will launch in between STS-126 and STS-127. Assuming the first launch was STS-1, there would seem to have been 123 shuttle missions.
The first black astronaut was Dr. Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. His space missions were STS-8, STS-61-A , STS-39, and STS-53 from 1983 until 1992.
Doug Hurley pilots STS-135, scheduled to launch at 11:26 a.m. EDT - July 8, 2011 .
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NASA EDGE - 2007 STS-134 5-5 was released on: USA: 10 June 2011
NASA EDGE - 2007 STS-135 5-9 was released on: USA: 25 August 2011
The official name of the NASA Space Shuttle program was the Space Transportation System (STS). The individual shuttles were named: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
Yes! James P. Bagian (USA national) from NASA. Missions STS-29 (1989) and STS-40 (1991).
In April 1981, NASA conducted the first flight of the Space Shuttle program with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1 mission. This marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle era for NASA's human spaceflight missions.
Ellen Lauri OchoaAstronautBornMay 10, 1958 (age 51) Los Angeles, CaliforniaOther occupationEngineerTime in space40d 19h 37mSelection1990 NASA GroupMissionsSTS-56, STS-66, STS-96,STS-110
The shuttle missions are numbered in order of launch date. The next launch will be STS-125, which will service Hubble. Sometimes they launch out of sequence because of delays. STS-119 will launch in between STS-126 and STS-127. Assuming the first launch was STS-1, there would seem to have been 123 shuttle missions.
NASA has two more shuttle flights planned: STS 134 and STS 135. There have been 133 shuttle flights so far, including STS-133 which concluded on March 09, 2011.
The last shuttle missions in 2011 were STS-135 (July 8, 2011), STS-134, STS-133. Probably won't be many (if any) in 2012 due to budget cuts. For list of current and past shuttle missions check out the related links below.
The first black astronaut was Dr. Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. His space missions were STS-8, STS-61-A , STS-39, and STS-53 from 1983 until 1992.
Doug Hurley pilots STS-135, scheduled to launch at 11:26 a.m. EDT - July 8, 2011 .