Shuttle construction contract awarded July 26, 1972
Construction began on the first shuttle OV-101Enterprise on June 4, 1974.
7/17/74 - 5/27/77 MPTA-098, became OV-098Pathfinder (honorary) orbiter simulator.
STA-099 Structural test article, later became OV-099Challenger.
Construction began on OV-102 Columbia in 1975 primarily in Palmdale, California.
Contract awarded January 29, 1979Â for OV-103 Discovery and OV-104 Atlantis.
Contract awarded July 31, 1987 for OV-105 Endeavour (replacement for Challenger)
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
The cost of building a space shuttle varies but on average, it is estimated to be around $1.7 billion per shuttle. This includes design, construction, testing, and mission operations costs.
the last nasa launched a space shuttle was on march 18
As of the end of February 2010, NASA has flown 130 space shuttle flights, two of them ending in catastrophe.
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NASA space shuttle quit cause the wanted to make and improve there shuttle before use of them
u can buy them @ NASA when they start selling themthey cost a lot
NASA They are the only ones to launch space shuttles seeing as how the space shuttle is NASA's vehicle
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
she was in nasa and nasa as a space shuttle is know shut down so yes the program is over
The cost of building a space shuttle varies but on average, it is estimated to be around $1.7 billion per shuttle. This includes design, construction, testing, and mission operations costs.
the last nasa launched a space shuttle was on march 18
As the space shuttle is a reusable it is now to old.
As of the end of February 2010, NASA has flown 130 space shuttle flights, two of them ending in catastrophe.
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