Space Shuttle (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
The Space Shuttle, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 04/12/1981, is reusable and is inactive.
Space Shuttle has 133 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 135 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.
- Length: 56.1 m
- Diameter: 8 m
- Launch Mass: 2030 T
- LEO Capacity: 27500 kg
- Launch Cost: $450,000,000
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Acting Administrator: James Free
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Program
Human Spaceflight: Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
