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- The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011.
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Jul 6, 2011 · After three decades the shuttle era has ended. With the 135th and final mission touching down on 21 July 2011, we chart some of the highs and lows of its many journeys into space. 1977 Test...
- Discovery in Historic Touch-Down
The most-travelled of America's space shuttles, Discovery,...
- Endeavour Makes Last Touch-Down
Space shuttle Endeavour has brought its 19-year operational...
- Space Shuttle Makes Final Landing
Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to...
- Retirement Ushers in New Era
The Atlantis shuttle returned from space on Thursday,...
- The Darker View of Shuttles' End
Space shuttle: The darker view of the end of an era....
- Viewpoint
The space shuttle succeeded in its missions and did...
- Shuttle Launch
The space shuttle's thrust at lift off comes from those two...
- In Pictures
Nasa's first space shuttle Colombia took to the skies on 12...
- Discovery in Historic Touch-Down
The Space Shuttle program finished with its last mission, STS-135 flown by Atlantis, in July 2011, retiring the final Shuttle in the fleet. The Space Shuttle program formally ended on August 31, 2011. [4]
With the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on September 29, 1988 NASA entered a brand new era of Space Shuttle operations, adopting a more relaxed pace averaging about eight launches per year. Learning from one of its greatest tragedies, NASA was able to rebuild and maintain a Space Shuttle program that has been remarkably safe and reliable ...
Jul 21, 2011 · January 5, 1972 - President Richard Nixon signs a bill authorizing $5.5 billion to develop a reusable winged space transportation system called the space shuttle.
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.
Jul 1, 2011 · STS-92 took its place in history Oct. 11, 2000, when Space Shuttle Discovery launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin the 100th flight of the space shuttle program.
Jul 6, 2011 · On July 8 the Atlantis orbiter is scheduled to launch on the final mission of the space shuttle program. The program has spanned nearly 40 years, as well as eight presidential administrations.
