Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
7 Dec 2025 at 11:27pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
18 Jan 2026 at 3:39am
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and ...
The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
11 Apr 2021 at 11:54pm
The legacy of the Space Shuttle program was to some degree built around the results of its very first mission. The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new era of human spaceflight 40 years ago this week with the launch of STS-1 on April 12, 1981.
Forty Years of Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
29 Aug 2024 at 11:56pm
In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That?s quite a feat for the journeys the orbiter took, but it?s also a testament to the team that made each of those flights possible. On its 40th anniversary, Discovery?s curator Jennifer Levasseur takes a look at ...
Remembering Bruce McCandless II - National Air and Space Museum
9 Jan 2018 at 11:53pm
On February 7, 1984 during Space Shuttle mission STS 41-B, astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered spacewalk as he flew some 300 feet from the Shuttle in the first test of the MMU. This image was taken several days later on February 11. Bruce McCandless II (1937-2017) is immortalized in ...
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
21 Jan 2026 at 8:32pm
First American Woman in Space In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space as part of STS-7 on the Space Shuttle Challenger. She flew on a second mission, STS-41G, in 1984.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jun 2016 at 11:58pm
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space Museum
27 Jan 2011 at 11:57pm
The first five years of shuttle missions in Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis, had begun to establish the rhythm of routine spaceflight. The 25 th mission, STS 51-L on Challenger, would be a major milestone.
The Soviet Buran Shuttle: One Flight, Long History
14 Nov 2013 at 11:55pm
This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sole launch of the Soviet space shuttle Buran. The idea of a reusable space plane has existed for decades among space enthusiasts and predated the idea of a rocket carrying humans into Earth orbit.
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7 Dec 2025 at 11:27pm
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
18 Jan 2026 at 3:39am
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and ...
The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
11 Apr 2021 at 11:54pm
The legacy of the Space Shuttle program was to some degree built around the results of its very first mission. The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new era of human spaceflight 40 years ago this week with the launch of STS-1 on April 12, 1981.
Forty Years of Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
29 Aug 2024 at 11:56pm
In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That?s quite a feat for the journeys the orbiter took, but it?s also a testament to the team that made each of those flights possible. On its 40th anniversary, Discovery?s curator Jennifer Levasseur takes a look at ...
Remembering Bruce McCandless II - National Air and Space Museum
9 Jan 2018 at 11:53pm
On February 7, 1984 during Space Shuttle mission STS 41-B, astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered spacewalk as he flew some 300 feet from the Shuttle in the first test of the MMU. This image was taken several days later on February 11. Bruce McCandless II (1937-2017) is immortalized in ...
Sally Ride - National Air and Space Museum
21 Jan 2026 at 8:32pm
First American Woman in Space In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space as part of STS-7 on the Space Shuttle Challenger. She flew on a second mission, STS-41G, in 1984.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum
22 Jun 2016 at 11:58pm
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
Remembering Challenger 25 Years Later - National Air and Space Museum
27 Jan 2011 at 11:57pm
The first five years of shuttle missions in Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis, had begun to establish the rhythm of routine spaceflight. The 25 th mission, STS 51-L on Challenger, would be a major milestone.
The Soviet Buran Shuttle: One Flight, Long History
14 Nov 2013 at 11:55pm
This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the sole launch of the Soviet space shuttle Buran. The idea of a reusable space plane has existed for decades among space enthusiasts and predated the idea of a rocket carrying humans into Earth orbit.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
