Space Shuttle

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The Space Shuttle was NASA’s reusable spacecraft system used from 1981 to 2011 to carry astronauts and cargo to low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space program
crewed spacecraft
orbital spaceplane
partially reusable launch system
abbreviation STS
alsoKnownAs Space Transportation System
cargoBayDiameter 4.6 meters
cargoBayLength 18.3 meters
ChallengerDisasterDate 1986-01-28
ColumbiaDisasterDate 2003-02-01
countryOfOperator United States
crewCapacity up to 7 astronauts
developedBy Rockwell International
United Space Alliance
firstFlight STS-1
firstFlightDate 1981-04-12
fleetMember Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Columbia
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Endeavour
governingAgency NASA Johnson Space Center
guidanceControlCenter Mission Control Center Houston
heatShieldType thermal protection tiles
inServiceFrom 1981
inServiceUntil 2011
landingMode unpowered horizontal landing
landingSurface runway
lastFlight STS-135
lastFlightDate 2011-07-08
launchConfiguration external tank
orbiter
two solid rocket boosters
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
maximumCrew 8
notableAccident Challenger disaster
Columbia disaster
notableMission STS-107 Columbia final mission
STS-135 final Shuttle mission
linked to: STS-135

STS-31 Hubble deployment
STS-61 Hubble servicing
STS-88 first ISS assembly flight
linked to: STS-88
operator NASA
orbitRegime low Earth orbit
primaryMissionType cargo transport
crew transport
low Earth orbit operations
satellite deployment
space science missions
space station assembly
programStart 1972
propellant liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
propulsion Space Shuttle Main Engines
retirementReason high operating cost
safety concerns
reusability expendable external tank
reusable orbiter
reusable solid rocket boosters
solidBoosterPropellant ammonium perchlorate composite propellant
status retired
successorProgram Commercial Crew Program
Orion spacecraft program
linked to: Orion spacecraft
totalAstronautsFlown over 350
totalFlights 135
typicalCrew 5
typicalInclinationRange 28.5 degrees to 57 degrees
usedFor Department of Defense missions
Hubble Space Telescope deployment
Hubble Space Telescope servicing
International Space Station assembly
International Space Station resupply
Spacelab missions
microgravity research
satellite repair
satellite retrieval

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STS-125 wasFinalHubbleVisitBy Space Shuttle
Defense Support Program launchVehicle Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle Columbia firstLaunchVehicle Space Shuttle stack with External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters
linked to: Space Shuttle
Launch Pad 39A usedForRocket Space Shuttle
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Launch Pad 39B usedForRocket Space Shuttle
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Launch Pad 39A laterEra Space Shuttle era
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
linked to: Space Shuttle
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linked to: Space Shuttle
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Space Shuttle Discovery partOf NASA Space Shuttle fleet
subject linked to: Discovery
linked to: Space Shuttle
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SpaceX Dragon program successorTo Space Shuttle (for NASA ISS crew transport role)
linked to: Space Shuttle
Crew Dragon successorTo Space Shuttle (for NASA crewed ISS access)
linked to: Space Shuttle
KSC LC-39A usedFor Space Shuttle launches
linked to: Space Shuttle
KSC LC-39A supportsRocket Space Shuttle
Vehicle Assembly Building usedForVehicle Space Shuttle
subject linked to: VAB
Shuttle–Mir Program spacecraftUsed Space Shuttle
Defense Support Program launchVehicle Space Shuttle
subject linked to: DSP