List of space shuttle missions
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Naming in the US Space Shuttle program
The shuttle is officially referred to as the Space Transportation System (STS). Specific shuttle missions are therefore designated with the prefix "STS." Initially, the launches were given sequential numbers indicating order of launch, such as STS-9. Beginning in 1984, each mission was assigned a code, such as STS-41-B, with the first digit indicating the federal fiscal year offset into the program (so 41-B was scheduled for FY 1984, 51-L originally for FY 1985 and the third flight in FY 1995 would have been named 151-C), the second digit indicating the launch site (1 was Kennedy Space Center and 2 was Vandenberg Air Force Base, although Vandenberg was never used), and the letter indicating scheduling sequence. These codes were assigned when the launches were initially scheduled and were not changed as missions were delayed or rescheduled. After the Challenger disaster, a sequential numbering system was restored, with the number according to counting from the beginning, although, unlike the initial system, the assignment of numbers is based on the initial schedule and may not reflect launch order. The letter indicates that the intermediate numbering system applies, and e.g. flight STS-51 was many years after STS-51-A.As of July 2006, the latest flight was STS-121, the second spaceflight after the Columbia disaster (STS-107).
STS-300 was the designation for any Space Shuttle rescue mission to be launched on short notice. It was the only mission designation that rotated to the next available shuttle and had no scheduled launch date. For missions after STS-121, a different designation will be used for each mission, for example the rescue flight for STS-115, if needed, would be STS-301.
Flight statistics
| Shuttle | Flight days | Orbits | Distance -mi- | Distance -km- | Flights | Longest flight -days- | Crews | EVAs | Mir/ISS docking | Sat. dep. † |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 300.74 | 4,808 | 125,204,911 | 201,497,772 | 28 | *17.66 | 160 | 7 | 0 / 0 | 8 |
| Challenger | 62.41 | 995 | 25,803,940 | 41,527,416 | 10 | 8.23 | 60 | 6 | 0 / 0 | 10 |
| Discovery | 255.84 | 4,027 | 104,510,673 | 168,157,672 | 32 | 13.89 | 199 | 28 | 1 / 6 | 26 |
| Atlantis | 220.40 | 3,468 | 89,908,732 | 144,694,078 | 26 | 12.89 | 161 | 21 | 7 / 6 | 14 |
| Endeavour | 206.60 | 3,259 | 85,072,077 | 136,910,237 | 19 | 13.86 | 130 | 29 | 1 / 6 | 3 |
| Total | 1,045.99 | 16,557 | 430,500,333 | 692,787,174 | 115 | 66.53 | 703 | 91 | 9 / 18 | 61 |
† Satellites deployed
Other shuttles
| Shuttle | Flight Days | Orbits | Distance -mi- | Distance -km- | Flights | Longest flight -days- | Crew and passengers | EVAs | Mir/ISS docking | Satellites deployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 0.014 | 0 | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 0.004 | >3 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
| Buran 1.01 | 0.14 | 2 | 51,764 | 83,307 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 |
List of shuttle flights
| Order | Day | Year | Mission | Shuttle | Duration | Landing Site | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)
| August 12
| 1977
| Enterprise
| 0d 0h 5m
| Edwards
| First free flight of Space Shuttle | |
| (2)
| September 13
| 1977
| ALT-13
| Enterprise
| 0d 0h 5m
| Edwards
| Second free flight |
| (3)
| September 23
| 1977
| ALT-14
| Enterprise
| 0d 0h 5m
| Edwards
| Third free flight |
| (4)
| October 12
| 1977
| ALT-15
| Enterprise
| 0d 0h 2m
| Edwards
| Fourth free flight; first flight without tailcone (operational configuration) |
| (5)
| October 26
| 1977
| ALT-16
| Enterprise
| 0d 0h 2m
| Edwards
| Final free flight |
| 1
| April 12
| 1981
| STS-1
| Columbia
| 2d 6h
| Edwards
| First reusable spacecraft flight; first flight of Columbia |
| 2
| November 12
| 1981
| STS-2
| Columbia
| 2d 6h
| Edwards
| Truncated due to fuel cell problem |
| 3
| March 22
| 1982
| STS-3
| Columbia
| 8d 0h
| White Sands
| Shuttle R&D flight, first landing at White Sands, New Mexico |
| 4
| June 27
| 1982
| STS-4
| Columbia
| 7d 1h
| Edwards
| Last shuttle R&D flight |
| 5
| November 11
| 1982
| STS-5
| Columbia
| 5d 2h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 6
| April 4
| 1983
| STS-6
| Challenger
| 5d 0h
| Edwards
| TDRS launch; first flight of Challenger |
| 7
| June 18
| 1983
| STS-7
| Challenger
| 6d 2h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 8
| August 30
| 1983
| STS-8
| Challenger
| 6d 1h
| Edwards
| Comsat launch |
| 9
| November 28
| 1983
| STS-9
| Columbia
| 10d 7h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 10
| February 3
| 1984
| STS-41-B
| Challenger
| 7d 23h
| Kennedy
| Comsat launches, first untethered spacewalk; first landing at KSC |
| 11
| April 6
| 1984
| STS-41-C
| Challenger
| 6d 23h
| Edwards
| Solar Max servicing, LDEF launch |
| 12
| August 30
| 1984
| STS-41-D
| Discovery
| 6d 0h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches; first flight of Discovery |
| 13
| October 5
| 1984
| STS-41-G
| Challenger
| 8d 5h
| Kennedy
| Earth Radiation Budget Satellite launch |
| 14
| November 8
| 1984
| STS-51-A
| Discovery
| 7d 23h
| Kennedy
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 15
| January 24
| 1985
| STS-51-C
| Discovery
| 3d 1h
| Kennedy
| Magnum satellite launch |
| 16
| April 12
| 1985
| STS-51-D
| Discovery
| 6d 23h
| Kennedy
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 17
| April 29
| 1985
| STS-51-B
| Challenger
| 7d 0h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 18
| June 17
| 1985
| STS-51-G
| Discovery
| 7d 1h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 19
| July 29
| 1985
| STS-51-F
| Challenger
| 7d 22h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 20
| August 27
| 1985
| STS-51-I
| Discovery
| 7d 2h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 21
| October 3
| 1985
| STS-51-J
| Atlantis
| 4d 1h
| Edwards
| DSCS satellite launch; first flight of Atlantis |
| 22
| October 30
| 1985
| STS-61-A
| Challenger
| 7d 0h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 23
| November 26
| 1985
| STS-61-B
| Atlantis
| 6d 21h
| Edwards
| Multiple comsat launches |
| 24
| January 12
| 1986
| STS-61-C
| Columbia
| 6d 2h
| Edwards
| Comsat launch |
| 25
| January 28
| 1986
| STS-51-L
| Challenger
| 73sec
| N/A
| Planned TDRS launch, Loss of vehicle and crew |
| 26
| September 29
| 1988
| STS-26
| Discovery
| 4d 1h
| Edwards
| TDRS launch; first post Challenger flight |
| November 15
| 1988
| 1K1
| Buran 1.01
| 0d 3h
| Baikonur
| Russian unmanned test flight |
| 27
| December 2
| 1988
| STS-27
| Atlantis
| 4d 9h
| Edwards
| Lacrosse 1 launch |
| 28
| March 13
| 1989
| STS-29
| Discovery
| 4d 23h
| Edwards
| TDRS launch |
| 29
| May 4
| 1989
| STS-30
| Atlantis
| 4d 0h
| Edwards
| Magellan Venus probe launch |
| 30
| August 8
| 1989
| STS-28
| Columbia
| 5d 1h
| Edwards
| Satellite Data System launch |
| 31
| October 18
| 1989
| STS-34
| Atlantis
| 4d 23h
| Edwards
| Galileo Jupiter probe launch |
| 32
| November 22
| 1989
| STS-33
| Discovery
| 5d 0h
| Edwards
| Magnum satellite launch |
| 33
| January 9
| 1990
| STS-32
| Columbia
| 10d 21h
| Edwards
| SYNCOM IV-F5 satellite launch |
| 34
| February 28
| 1990
| STS-36
| Atlantis
| 4d 10h
| Edwards
| Misty reconnaissance satellite launch |
| 35
| April 24
| 1990
| STS-31
| Discovery
| 5d 1h
| Edwards
| Hubble Space Telescope launch |
| 36
| October 6
| 1990
| STS-41
| Discovery
| 4d 2h
| Edwards
| Ulysses solar probe launch |
| 37
| November 15
| 1990
| STS-38
| Atlantis
| 4d 21h
| Kennedy
| Magnum satellite launch |
| 38
| December 2
| 1990
| STS-35
| Columbia
| 8d 23h
| Edwards
| Use of ASTRO-1 observatory |
| 39
| April 5
| 1991
| STS-37
| Atlantis
| 5d 23h
| Edwards
| Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launch |
| 40
| April 28
| 1991
| STS-39
| Discovery
| 8d 7h
| Kennedy
| First unclassified DoD mission |
| 41
| June 5
| 1991
| STS-40
| Columbia
| 9d 2h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 42
| August 2
| 1991
| STS-43
| Atlantis
| 8d 21h
| Kennedy
| TDRS launch |
| 43
| September 12
| 1991
| STS-48
| Discovery
| 5d 8h
| Edwards
| Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite launch |
| 44
| November 24
| 1991
| STS-44
| Atlantis
| 6d 22h
| Edwards
| DSP satellite launch |
| 45
| January 22
| 1992
| STS-42
| Discovery
| 8d 1h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 46
| March 24
| 1992
| STS-45
| Atlantis
| 8d 22h
| Kennedy
| ATLAS-1 science platform |
| 47
| May 7
| 1992
| STS-49
| Endeavour
| 8d 21h
| Edwards
| Intelsat VI repair; first flight of Endeavour |
| 48
| June 25
| 1992
| STS-50
| Columbia
| 13d 19h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 49
| July 31
| 1992
| STS-46
| Atlantis
| 7d 23h
| Kennedy
| Attempted tethered satellite deployment |
| 50
| September 12
| 1992
| STS-47
| Endeavour
| 7d 22h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 51
| October 22
| 1992
| STS-52
| Columbia
| 9d 20h
| Kennedy
| LAGEOS II, microgravity experiments |
| 52
| December 2
| 1992
| STS-53
| Discovery
| 7d 7h
| Edwards
| Classified DoD satellite launch |
| 53
| January 13
| 1993
| STS-54
| Endeavour
| 5d 23h
| Kennedy
| TDRS launch |
| 54
| April 8
| 1993
| STS-56
| Discovery
| 9d 6h
| Kennedy
| ATLAS-2 science platform |
| 55
| April 26
| 1993
| STS-55
| Columbia
| 9d 23h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 56
| June 21
| 1993
| STS-57
| Endeavour
| 9d 23h
| Kennedy
| SPACEHAB, EURECA |
| 57
| September 12
| 1993
| STS-51
| Discovery
| 9d 20h
| Kennedy
| ACTS satellite launched |
| 58
| October 18
| 1993
| STS-58
| Columbia
| 14d 0h
| Edwards
| Spacelab mission |
| 59
| December 2
| 1993
| STS-61
| Endeavour
| 10d 19h
| Kennedy
| Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 60
| February 3
| 1994
| STS-60
| Discovery
| 7d 6h
| Kennedy
| SPACEHAB, Wake Shield Facility |
| 61
| March 4
| 1994
| STS-62
| Columbia
| 13d 23h
| Kennedy
| Microgravity experiments |
| 62
| April 9
| 1994
| STS-59
| Endeavour
| 11d 5h
| Kennedy
| Space Radar Laboratory-1 |
| 63
| July 8
| 1994
| STS-65
| Columbia
| 14d 17h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 64
| September 9
| 1994
| STS-64
| Discovery
| 10d 22h
| Edwards
| Multiple science experiments; SPARTAN |
| 65
| September 30
| 1994
| STS-68
| Endeavour
| 11d 5h
| Edwards
| Space Radar Laboratory-2 |
| 66
| November 3
| 1994
| STS-66
| Atlantis
| 10d 22h
| Edwards
| ATLAS-3 science platform |
| 67
| February 3
| 1995
| STS-63
| Discovery
| 8d 6h
| Kennedy
| Mir flyaround |
| 68
| March 2
| 1995
| STS-67
| Endeavour
| 16d 15h
| Edwards
| ASTRO-2 |
| 69
| June 27
| 1995
| STS-71
| Atlantis
| 9d 19h
| Kennedy
| First Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 70
| July 13
| 1995
| STS-70
| Discovery
| 8d 22h
| Kennedy
| TDRS launch |
| 71
| September 7
| 1995
| STS-69
| Endeavour
| 10d 20h
| Kennedy
| Wake Shield Facility, SPARTAN |
| 72
| October 20
| 1995
| STS-73
| Columbia
| 15d 21h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 73
| November 12
| 1995
| STS-74
| Atlantis
| 8d 4h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 74
| January 11
| 1996
| STS-72
| Endeavour
| 8d 22h
| Kennedy
| Retrieved Japan's Space Flyer Unit |
| 75
| February 22
| 1996
| STS-75
| Columbia
| 15d 17h
| Kennedy
| Tethered satellite |
| 76
| March 22
| 1996
| STS-76
| Atlantis
| 9d 5h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 77
| May 19
| 1996
| STS-77
| Endeavour
| 10d 0h
| Kennedy
| SPACEHAB; SPARTAN |
| 78
| June 20
| 1996
| STS-78
| Columbia
| 16d 21h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 79
| September 16
| 1996
| STS-79
| Atlantis
| 10d 3h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 80
| November 19
| 1996
| STS-80
| Columbia
| 17d 15h
| Kennedy
| Wake Shield Facility; ASTRO-SPAS |
| 81
| January 12
| 1997
| STS-81
| Atlantis
| 10d 4h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 82
| February 11
| 1997
| STS-82
| Discovery
| 9d 23h
| Kennedy
| Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 83
| April 4
| 1997
| STS-83
| Columbia
| 3d 23h
| Kennedy
| Truncated due to fuel cell problem |
| 84
| May 15
| 1997
| STS-84
| Atlantis
| 9d 5h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 85
| July 1
| 1997
| STS-94
| Columbia
| 15d 16h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 86
| August 7
| 1997
| STS-85
| Discovery
| 11d 20h
| Kennedy
| CRISTA-SPAS |
| 87
| September 25
| 1997
| STS-86
| Atlantis
| 10d 19h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 88
| November 19
| 1997
| STS-87
| Columbia
| 15d 16h
| Kennedy
| Microgravity experiments |
| 89
| January 22
| 1998
| STS-89
| Endeavour
| 8d 19h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 90
| April 17
| 1998
| STS-90
| Columbia
| 15d 21h
| Kennedy
| Spacelab mission |
| 91
| June 2
| 1998
| STS-91
| Discovery
| 9d 19h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle-Mir docking |
| 92
| October 29
| 1998
| STS-95
| Discovery
| 8d 21h
| Kennedy
| SPACEHAB; John Glenn flies again |
| 93
| December 4
| 1998
| STS-88
| Endeavour
| 11d 19h
| Kennedy
| First ISS assembly flight: Node 1 |
| 94
| May 27
| 1999
| STS-96
| Discovery
| 9d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply |
| 95
| July 23
| 1999
| STS-93
| Columbia
| 4d 22h
| Kennedy
| Chandra X-Ray Observatory launch |
| 96
| December 19
| 1999
| STS-103
| Discovery
| 7d 23h
| Kennedy
| Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 97
| February 11
| 2000
| STS-99
| Endeavour
| 11d 5h
| Kennedy
| Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
| 98
| May 19
| 2000
| STS-101
| Atlantis
| 9d 21h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply |
| 99
| September 8
| 2000
| STS-106
| Atlantis
| 11d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply |
| 100
| October 11
| 2000
| STS-92
| Discovery
| 12d 21h
| Edwards
| ISS assembly: Z1 truss |
| 101
| November 30
| 2000
| STS-97
| Endeavour
| 10d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS assembly: solar arrays, radiators |
| 102
| February 7
| 2001
| STS-98
| Atlantis
| 12d 21h
| Edwards
| ISS assembly: Destiny lab |
| 103
| March 8
| 2001
| STS-102
| Discovery
| 12d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply, crew rotation |
| 104
| April 19
| 2001
| STS-100
| Endeavour
| 11d 21h
| Edwards
| ISS assembly: robotic arm |
| 105
| July 12
| 2001
| STS-104
| Atlantis
| 12d 18h
| Kennedy
| ISS assembly: airlock |
| 106
| August 10
| 2001
| STS-105
| Discovery
| 11d 21h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply, crew rotation |
| 107
| December 5
| 2001
| STS-108
| Endeavour
| 11d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS supply, crew rotation |
| 108
| March 1
| 2002
| STS-109
| Columbia
| 10d 22h
| Kennedy
| Hubble Space Telescope servicing |
| 109
| April 8
| 2002
| STS-110
| Atlantis
| 10d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS assembly: S0 truss, Mobile Transporter |
| 110
| June 5
| 2002
| STS-111
| Endeavour
| 13d 20h
| Edwards
| ISS supply, crew rotation |
| 111
| October 7
| 2002
| STS-112
| Atlantis
| 10d 19h
| Kennedy
| ISS assembly: S1 truss |
| 112
| November 23
| 2002
| STS-113
| Endeavour
| 13d 18h
| Kennedy
| ISS assembly: P1 truss, crew rotation |
| 113
| January 16
| 2003
| STS-107
| Columbia
| 15d 22h
| N/A
| SPACEHAB; Loss of vehicle and crew |
| 114
| July 26
| 2005
| STS-114
| Discovery
| 13d 21h
| Edwards
| First post Columbia flight. Flight safety evaluation/testing, ISS supply/repair |
| 115
| July 4
| 2006
| STS-121
| Discovery
| 12d 18h
| Kennedy
| ISS Flight ULF1.1: Supply, crew rotation |
| Planned missions | |||||||
| 116
| August 28
| 2006''
| STS-115
| Atlantis
| ~11d
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| ISS Assembly Flight 12A: P3/P4 Truss, Solar Arrays |
| 117
| December 14
| 2006''
| STS-116
| Discovery
| ~12d
|
| ISS Assembly Flight 12A.1: P5 Truss & Spacehab-SM, crew rotation |
| 118
| February 22
| 2007
| STS-117
| Atlantis
| ~12d
|
| ISS Assembly Flight 13A: S3/S4 Truss, Solar Arrays |
| 119
| June 11
| 2007
| STS-118
| Endeavour
| ~11d
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| ISS Assembly Flight 13A.1: S5 Truss & Spacehab-SM & ESP3, crew rotation |
| 120
| August 9
| 2007
| STS-120
| Atlantis
| ~11d
|
| ISS Assembly Flight 10A: US Node 2 |
| 121
| September 27
| 2007
| STS-122
| Discovery
| ~11d
|
| ISS Assembly Flight 1E: European Laboratory "Columbus" |
| 122
| November 29
| 2007
| STS-123
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 1J/A: JEM ELM PS & SPDM |
| 123
| February 7
| 2008
| STS-124
| Atlantis
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 1J: JEM - Japanese module "Kibo" & JEM RMS |
| 124
| April 11
| 2008
| STS-125
| Discovery
|
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| Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (HST SM-04) |
| 125
| June 19
| 2008
| STS-119
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 15A: S6 Truss, Solar Arrays |
| 126
| August 21
| 2008
| STS-126
| Atlantis
|
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| ISS Flight ULF2: MPLM Leonardo. Final mission for Atlantis |
| 127
| October 30
| 2008
| STS-127
| Discovery
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 2J/A: JEM Exposed Facility (EF) & JEM ELM ES |
| 128
| January 22
| 2009
| STS-128
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 17A: MPLM Donatello & 6 person ISS crew |
| 129
| April 30
| 2009
| STS-129
| Discovery
|
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| ISS Flight ULF3: Express 1 & AMS-02 |
| 130
| July 16
| 2009
| STS-130
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 19A: MPLM Donatello |
| 131
| October 22
| 2009
| STS-131
| Discovery
|
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| ISS Flight ULF4: Contingency Logistic Flight (CLF), Express 3 & 4. Final mission for Discovery (?) |
| 132
| January 21
| 2010
| STS-132
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Assembly Flight 20A: US Node 3 & Cupola |
| 133
| July 15
| 2010
| STS-133
| Endeavour
|
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| ISS Flight ULF5: Contingency Logistic Flight (CLF), Express 1 & 5. Final mission for Endeavour. Final Shuttle mission |
| Special missions | |||||||
| *
| N/A
| N/A
| STS-300
| Atlantis
| ~11d
|
| Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle in space (STS-121 and before). Crew and vehicle were named for each regular mission. |
| *
| N/A
| N/A
| STS-301
| Discovery
| ~11d
|
| Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle in space, Mission STS-115. |
| *
| N/A
| N/A
| STS-317
| Atlantis
| ~11d
|
| Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle in space, Mission STS-116. |
| *
| N/A
| N/A
| STS-318
| Endeavour
| ~11d
|
| Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle in space, Mission STS-117. |
| *
| N/A
| N/A
| STS-320
| Atlantis
| ~11d
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| Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle in space, Mission STS-118. |
Note 1: The Approach and Landing Test Programme encompassed 16 separate tests of Enterprise, covering taxi tests, unmanned and manned flights on the SCA and finally the free flight tests.
See also
- List of human spaceflights
- List of manned spaceflights to the ISS
- ISS assembly sequence
- Space Shuttle crews
External links
References
- [NASA shuttle mission archive (1981-2000)]. Accessed July 18, 2005.
- [NASA shuttle mission summaries (2000 onward)]. Accessed July 18, 2005.
- [NASA future launch schedule]. Accessed July 18, 2005.
- [Buran program and flight]. Accessed July 18, 2005.
Past missions
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