There were five space shuttle missions that launched before Challenger, starting with Columbia in April 1981.
Space Shuttle Columbia has 28 missions. It safely launched 28 times, and safely reentered the atmosphere 27 times.
A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
There were five space shuttle missions that launched before Challenger, starting with Columbia in April 1981.
Space Shuttle Columbia has 28 missions. It safely launched 28 times, and safely reentered the atmosphere 27 times.
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A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
5 different space shuttles have been launched on 129 missions.
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As of the 10th of April 2010, there have been 131 space shuttle launches.
There have been a total of 135 space shuttle launches. The first space shuttle launch occurred on April 12, 1981, and the final space shuttle mission was launched on July 8, 2011.
The space shuttle Atlantis completed a total of 33 missions during its operational lifetime.
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all 135 space shuttles were launched at Kennedy Space Center beetween 1981 to 2011