It hasn't blown up - Challenger and Columbia were the shuttles destroyed in accidents in 1986 and 2003 respectively.
The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
The first shuttle, Columbia, was launched April 12, 1981. The last flight will be flown by Atlantis. It is scheduled for July 2011.
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
The 36 year old Space Shuttle Enterprise is housed at the Interprid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York City, the 29 year old Space Shuttle Discovery is at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, the 27 year old Space Shuttle Atlantis is at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and the 21 year old Space Shuttle Endeavour is at the California Science Center in California.
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
As of now, the space shuttle program has been retired and no new shuttles are being built. The last space shuttle was the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which retired in 2011. The focus has shifted towards developing new spacecraft for space exploration.
5 Space Shuttle missions were launched in the year 2000 in this order; STS-99 - Endeavour STS-101 - Atlantis STS-106 - Atlantis STS-92 - Discovery STS-97 - Endeavour
The fleet is due to retire in the year 2010. This could be extended to complete the international space station if needed.
This was to have happened last year, but problems were found that had to be corrected. The latest estimate is in Feb. 2011, but this is still subject to change. Check the nasa.gov website for the latest information.