Space shuttles were used to carry astronauts and cargo into space.
52+ List Of Space Shuttle Missions
Pics. This was the seventh space shuttle mission, and was the second mission for the challenger orbiter. Its official program name was space transportation system.
Esa Space Shuttle Missions from www.esa.int
List of space shuttle missions from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia u.s. In june 1997, astronauts on the mir space station faced disaster after a collision. It was operated from 1981 to 2011 on a total of 135 missions during which two orbiters, challenger and columbia, were lost in accidents.
From 1981 to 2011 a total of 135 missions were flown, all launched from kennedy space center (ksc) in florida.
A reusable orbiter vehicle (ov); Discover the legacy of nasa's space shuttle program. A large, expendable external tank (et). Specific shuttle missions are therefore designated with the prefix sts.
