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.
Challengers last flight occurred on January 28, 1986 at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC).
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1, 2003.
The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986.
The shuttle missions are numbered in order of launch date. The next launch will be STS-125, which will service Hubble. Sometimes they launch out of sequence because of delays. STS-119 will launch in between STS-126 and STS-127. Assuming the first launch was STS-1, there would seem to have been 123 shuttle missions.
January 16, 2003
January 16, 2003
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 Kennedy space center shuttle mission of october, 18 1989. lasted 6 years.
Challengers last flight occurred on January 28, 1986 at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC).
The space shuttle Columbia was launched into space in 1981. The date was April 12, 1981. This same space shuttle would later explode in 2003, killing the seven-member crew.
The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986.
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1, 2003.
The shuttle missions are numbered in order of launch date. The next launch will be STS-125, which will service Hubble. Sometimes they launch out of sequence because of delays. STS-119 will launch in between STS-126 and STS-127. Assuming the first launch was STS-1, there would seem to have been 123 shuttle missions.
January 28, 1986
No, no space shuttle has gone to Pluto. The New Horizons spacecraft is the only mission to date that has flown by Pluto, passing close to the dwarf planet in 2015 and providing scientists with valuable data and images.
The first shuttle to be stuck in space was the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. An oxygen tank explosion caused critical systems to fail, leading to a dangerous situation for the astronauts on board. Through ingenuity and teamwork, the crew and ground control were able to safely return the shuttle to Earth.