Jerry L. Ross holds the record for the most space shuttle flights, with seven missions. He is a former NASA astronaut and has logged a total of 1,393 hours in space.
The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Enterprise, was not designed for spaceflight. It was built by NASA and introduced in 1976 for atmospheric test flights to validate the shuttle's design and capabilities. The first space-flown shuttle was the Columbia, which was launched in 1981.
A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
Discovery is NASA's oldest space shuttle and it has been in flight for more than 25 years. Currently, it has traveled 148,221,675 miles.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
Jerry L. Ross holds the record for the most space shuttle flights, with seven missions. He is a former NASA astronaut and has logged a total of 1,393 hours in space.
The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Enterprise, was not designed for spaceflight. It was built by NASA and introduced in 1976 for atmospheric test flights to validate the shuttle's design and capabilities. The first space-flown shuttle was the Columbia, which was launched in 1981.
A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
Two and a half years. :~)
Discovery is NASA's oldest space shuttle and it has been in flight for more than 25 years. Currently, it has traveled 148,221,675 miles.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
probably the U.S. space shuttle, although the Russian Soyuz has flown alot, too, all the news reporters say differently, the conflict in space partnership between the U.S. and Russia has caused problems...
The space shuttle program ended in 2011, so there are no more planned space shuttle flights. NASA has shifted its focus to other spacecraft and rockets for future missions to space.
Sunita Williams has flown on space shuttles Discovery and Atlantis as part of her missions with NASA.
The space shuttle Discovery holds the record for the most flights, with 39 missions between 1984 and 2011. Discovery was the third of NASA's five space shuttles to be built.
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
According to NASA there have been a total of 119 shuttle missions of which 110 occured.