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   When will NASA retire a Space Shuttle?

   • April 16, 2012 • The first of NASA's retired space shuttles will make its way to its new retirement home on April 17. The well-traveled orbiter will be flown low over the nation's capital before being placed on permanent display at the Smithsonian.

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   Where was the last Space Shuttle landed?

   • More than a decade ago, the last space shuttle mission (STS-135) dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the final time.

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   How long did NASA's Space Shuttle program last?

   • NASA's space shuttle program spanned 30 years of launches and more than 100 missions. The last NASA space shuttle mission into space has ended. Atlantis and its four crew members arrived at the Kennedy Space Center just before 6 a.m. ET. In the three decades of the shuttle program, hundreds of astronauts flew aboard the five spaceships.

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   What happened at the end of the Space Shuttle program?

   • 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. Left: The STS-135 crew patch.

   10 Years Ago: STS-135, the Space Shuttle’s Grand Finale

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   When did Space Shuttle Atlantis End?

   • Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down for the final time, July 21, 2011, at the end of STS-135. The retirement of NASA 's Space Shuttle fleet took place from March to July 2011. Discovery was the first of the three active Space Shuttles to be retired, completing its final mission on March 9, 2011; Endeavour did so on June 1.

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   Does NASA still have a Space Shuttle program?

   • For instance, the agency’s proposed successor to the Space Shuttle, the Space Launch System with its Orion crew module, has yet to successfully fly at all, let alone with a crew. The end of the Space Shuttle Program still looms large in the mind of NASA, and in the public at large.

   Why did NASA retire the Space Shuttle? - Astronomy Magazine

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2. www.astronomy.com › space-exploration › why-did-nasaWhy did NASA retire the Space Shuttle? - Astronomy Magazine

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   Nov 12, 2020 · On May 30, 2020, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, marking the first crewed...

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   The retirement of NASA 's Space Shuttle fleet took place from March to July 2011. Discovery was the first of the three active Space Shuttles to be retired, completing its final mission on March 9, 2011; Endeavour did so on June 1.

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   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.

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   Nov 27, 2020 · On May 30, 2020, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, marking the first crewed spaceflight launched from American soil since NASA retired the Space Shuttle.

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   Sep 18, 2012 · April 16, 2012 • The first of NASA's retired space shuttles will make its way to its new retirement home on April 17. The well-traveled orbiter will be flown low over the nation's capital...

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   Oct 26, 2023 · More than a decade ago, the last space shuttle mission (STS-135) dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the final time.

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   Jul 8, 2021 · In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced his Vision for Space Exploration. Among other goals, the Vision called for the retirement of the space shuttle after completion of the assembly of the International Space Station.