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Kathryn Thonton's first mission into space was STS-33. She was a mission specialist on board Space Shuttle Discovery and was launched November 22, 1989.
The space shuttle had a variety of jobs, including pilot, commander, mission specialist, payload specialist, and flight engineer. Each crew member had specific roles related to piloting, operating equipment, conducting experiments, or overseeing payloads.
Julie Payette went into space in 1999 as part of the STS-96 mission on the space shuttle Discovery. She was a mission specialist for this flight to the International Space Station.
The last space shuttle flight, STS-135, took place on July 8, 2011. This mission was conducted by NASA's Atlantis and marked the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. After this mission, the shuttle fleet was retired after more than three decades of service.
NASA's last space shuttle mission, STS-135, launched on July 8, 2011, and concluded on July 21, 2011. This mission was conducted by the shuttle Atlantis and marked the final flight of the Space Shuttle program.
Kathryn Thonton's first mission into space was STS-33. She was a mission specialist on board Space Shuttle Discovery and was launched November 22, 1989.
The space shuttle had a variety of jobs, including pilot, commander, mission specialist, payload specialist, and flight engineer. Each crew member had specific roles related to piloting, operating equipment, conducting experiments, or overseeing payloads.
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.
Julie Payette went into space in 1999 as part of the STS-96 mission on the space shuttle Discovery. She was a mission specialist for this flight to the International Space Station.
The last space shuttle flight, STS-135, took place on July 8, 2011. This mission was conducted by NASA's Atlantis and marked the final flight of the Space Shuttle program. After this mission, the shuttle fleet was retired after more than three decades of service.
The average cost of a space shuttle mission is $450 million
Eileen Collins commanded the STS-114 'Return To Flight' mission in 1999 and was the first female commander of a shuttle mission. This mission was the first to fly after the tragic loss of the shuttle 'Columbia' and its crew.
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.
Ron McNair was killed with his six crewmates when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into its flight on January 28th 1986. He had already flown in space once before during STS-41-B in February 1984.
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 first flight of the space shuttle Columbia was on April 12, 1981, with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen aboard. This historic mission, known as STS-1, marked the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and was a significant milestone in space exploration. The successful mission demonstrated the shuttle's capabilities and paved the way for subsequent shuttle flights.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.