Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Columbia being the first. Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983, and it completed nine missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission, STS-51-L on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seven crew members.
The Space Shuttle program began in 1981 with the launch of STS-1, the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The name of the first space shuttle to ever launch was "Columbia." It launched on April 12, 1981.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.
1984. The first launch was for mission STS-41D, which ran from August 30, 1984 to September 5, 1984.
1981.
Yes. The final space shuttle launch is scheduled for April of this year.
The Space Shuttle program began in 1981 with the launch of STS-1, the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched on April 12, 1981.
The name of the first space shuttle to ever launch was "Columbia." It launched on April 12, 1981.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.
1984. The first launch was for mission STS-41D, which ran from August 30, 1984 to September 5, 1984.
The space shuttle Challenger launched for its maiden flight on April 4, 1983.
1981.
None. The Space Shuttle Program is over.
It wasn't invented overnight. It took many years to come up with a design that worked. Research began even before we landed on the moon in 1969. The shuttle program was formally launched in 1972 and Columbia (designated OV-102), was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in 1979 with the first launch in 1981
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.