It's up there now repairing the Hubble telescope
May 16, 2011 Last Endeavour launch; STS-134June 28, 2011 Last planned Atlantis flight and last Space Shuttle flight; STS-135
The space shuttle has never landed in the ocean. The Apollo capsule used to land in the ocean. The last Apollo flight was in 1972. The first space shuttle flight was in 1981.
The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, 73 seconds into its flight, on 28-January-1986.
Endeavour
May 16, 2011 Last Endeavour launch; STS-134June 28, 2011 Last planned Atlantis flight and last Space Shuttle flight; STS-135
The space shuttle has never landed in the ocean. The Apollo capsule used to land in the ocean. The last Apollo flight was in 1972. The first space shuttle flight was in 1981.
The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.
Columbia's first mission, which was also the first flight of any space shuttle, began on April 12th, 1981. The space shuttle Columbia's last mission was launched on January 16, 2003 at 15:39:00 UTC.
Atlantis was the space shuttle used on STS-38. However, this was the 37th actual flight of the shuttle system. The 38th flight was on mission STS-39, which was flown by the shuttle Discovery.
Space Shuttle discovery's last flight on February 24, 2011 was it's 39th flight into space.
It depends on the altitude of the orbit it is in. When the shuttle visits the ISS it is travelling at approximately 17,000 MPH. Incidentally the shuttle is due to make its last flight later this year (2010)
Seven more are planned. STS-128 to STS-134. STS-132 May 14th 2010 will be the last flight of Atlantis STS-134 Sept 16th 2010 will be the last flight of Discovery and the Shuttle program.
Space Shuttle Challenger and Space Shuttle Endeavor.
The shuttle program began with the flight of the columbia, and its worst disaster was the explosion of the challenger.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, 73 seconds into its flight, on 28-January-1986.