There were 135 Space Shuttle launches in NASA’s Space Shuttle program between 1981 and 2011.

Core facts

  • The Shuttle fleet flew a total of 135 missions , all launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • Flights ran from STS-1 on April 12, 1981 to the final mission STS-135, which landed July 21, 2011.
  • Over those launches, the orbiters spent more than 1,300 days in space and helped assemble and service the International Space Station and Hubble Space Telescope.

Quick historical context

  • Five operational orbiters—Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour —carried out the 135 launches; two (Challenger and Columbia) were lost in accidents.
  • The program marked the transition from early test flights to routine orbital missions that carried satellites, science labs, and international crews.

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