The Space Shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft to carry people into orbit, launch, recover, and repair satellites, conduct cutting-edge research, and help build the International Space Station.Mission Duration: April 1981 – July 2011
The Space Shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft to carry people into orbit, launch, recover, and repair satellites, conduct cutting-edge research, and help build the International Space Station. Between its first launch April 12, 1981 and the final landing July 21, 2011, the Space Shuttle fleet flew 135 missions.
Mission Duration: April 1981 – July 2011Operating Network: Near Earth Network, Space Network*
› Near Space Network (NSN)› Space Shuttle› Historical Missions Supported by SCaN
* Editor’s Note: As of October 2020, the Near Earth Network and the Space Network have aggregated into the Near Space Network.