Challenger - Blew up from a faulty O-Ring on the main Fuel tank/Rocket.
Columbia - Burned up on re-entry
Atlantis
Discovery
Endeavour
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
Currently NASA have three space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
Space craft prior to the space shuttles were one-time-use vehicles. The space shuttles were made to be multiple use vehicles.
Space shuttles and space stations are similar in that they are both used for space exploration and research. However, space shuttles are spacecraft designed for transport between Earth and space, while space stations are large structures designed for long-term habitation in space by astronauts. Additionally, space shuttles can return to Earth, while space stations remain in orbit.
NASA built a total of five space shuttles: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. These shuttles were in operation from 1981 to 2011.
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
4 Space Shuttles existed in 2011. Including the test vehicle, Space Shuttle Enterprise. Space Shuttles that actually went into space? 3. Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
Currently NASA have three space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
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Space craft prior to the space shuttles were one-time-use vehicles. The space shuttles were made to be multiple use vehicles.
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Space shuttles and space stations are similar in that they are both used for space exploration and research. However, space shuttles are spacecraft designed for transport between Earth and space, while space stations are large structures designed for long-term habitation in space by astronauts. Additionally, space shuttles can return to Earth, while space stations remain in orbit.
NASA built a total of five space shuttles: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. These shuttles were in operation from 1981 to 2011.
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Two space shuttles have crashed: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. Both incidents resulted in the loss of the crew on board.