so that we could get into space regularly
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.
Space Shuttle.
Space Shuttle Columbia
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
The Space Shuttle
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.
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It was the 135th and final launch of the Space Shuttle Program. The program lasted 30 years. The spacecraft that launched was Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The Space Shuttle was the first US spacecraft built to accommodate more than 3 astronauts. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle, most cargo is carried to the ISS by unmanned rockets.
The space shuttle Challenger broke apart upon launch caused by a failed O-ring.