NASA Space Shuttle
The
Space
Shuttle
was
the
first
operational
orbital
spacecraft
designed
to
be
re
‐
used
after
a
mission.
The
first
flight
was
recorded
in
1981
with
the
last
flight
of
the
Shuttle
program
occurring
in
July
2011.
The
Space
Shuttle
was
developed
to
carry
a
variety
of
payloads
into
low
earth
orbit
including
satellites,
the
HUBBLE
Space
telescope,
and
components
for
the
International
Space
Station
(ISS).
A
variety
of
other
missions
were
performed
including
re
‐
supply
and
crew
rotation
for
the
International
Space
Station,
numerous
missions
for
scientific
investigation
and
classified
military
missions
for
the
United
States
Defense
Department
and
US
military.
A
total
of
seven
Space
Shuttles
were
built
but
only
six
were
capable
of
flight.
One
Shuttle
simulator,
“Pathfinder”
was
built
and
used
for
static
ground
testing
and
exhibition.
Enterprise
was
used
for
flight
testing
within
the
atmosphere
and
five
Shuttles
were
actually
used
for
space
flight.
Two
shuttles
were
lost
during
flight,
Challenger
and
Columbia
and
four
Space
Shuttles,
Endeavor,
Discovery,
Atlantis
and
Enterprise
have
been
retired
to
museums
across
the
United
States.
This
Minicraft
Models
kit
was
developed
to
commemorate
the
surviving
Space
Shuttles
and
recognize
these
space
pioneers
for
their
contributions
to
the
NASA
Manned
Space
Program.
Check
for
the
location
of
the
closest
Space
Shuttle
on
display
near
you.
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