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Operational missions launched numerous satellites, conducted science experiments in orbit, and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station (ISS). The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982.
The final spacewalk of the STS-134 mission, and the final spacewalk of the Space Shuttle program, was carried out on flight day 12. The EVA was conducted by Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff, who began the EVA by installing the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) on the Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment.
Apr 19, 2023 · They deployed a small, eight-pound technology demonstration satellite from a canister in the shuttle cargo bay. The satellite, called PicoSat, will relay data back to investigators regarding the performance of its solar cells. PicoSat became the 180th and last payload deployed from a space shuttle.
Jul 8, 2021 · During this final space shuttle mission, the last flight of the orbiter Atlantis, they delivered payloads and supplies to support the International Space Station for more than one year. The successful completion of the 12-day mission to the station brought an end to the 30-year space shuttle program.
Feb 1, 2015 · February 2011: STS-133 – Discovery completes its final mission, delivering the last pressurized module to the space station. It made 39 flights during its career, the most of any shuttle; May 2011: STS-134 – Endeavour, flying its last mission, adds last component to space station, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to research cosmic rays
Jul 9, 2021 · NASA's final space shuttle mission, which launched 10 years ago this week, almost didn't happen. The mission on space shuttle Atlantis, called STS-135, launched on July 8, 2011. It was initially...
Jul 6, 2011 · The 135th and final shuttle mission saw Atlantis ferry 3.5 tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station.
