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2008 Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-122, launches to deliver laboratory to the ISS
2007 Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-117, begins mission 2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station 1997 Space Shuttle STS-81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-80 (Columbia 21), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-78, Columbia 20, launches into space 1996 Space Shuttle STS-77 Endeavour 11 lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-76 (Atlantis 16), lands 1996 Space Shuttle STS-72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space 1995 Space shuttle Atlantis docks with orbiting Russian space station Mir 1995 Space shuttle STS-69 (Endeavour 9), lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-71, Atlantis 14, lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands 1995 U.S. space shuttle Discovery launched 1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes 1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches 1994 Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled) 1992 Space Shuttle STS-52 (Columbia 13) launches into space 1992 U.S. Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle 1992 Space shuttle STS-47 (Endeavour 2) lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-50 (Columbia 13) lands 1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour) 1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour) 1992 Trump Shuttle becomes U.S. Air Shuttle 1992 Space Shuttle STS-45, Atlantis 11, lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1992 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) lands 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) launched 1991 Space shuttle STS-43 (Atlantis 9) lands 1991 Space shuttle STS-43 (Atlantis 9) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-40 (Columbia 12) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-37, Atlantis 8, lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-37, Atlantis 8, launched 1990 Space Shuttle STS-35 (Columbia 11) lands 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1989 U.S. Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 lands 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 launched 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 lands 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 launched 1989 Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown 1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-29 launched 1988 Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite 1988 Soviet space shuttle makes unmanned maiden flight (2 orbits) 1988 Soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed) 1988 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days 1988 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched 1988 U.S. space shuttle STS-26 launched 1987 Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle 1986 NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status" 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff 1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth 1986 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-lands at Edwards AFB 1985 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB 1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched 1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit 1985 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB 1985 21st Shuttle Mission (51J)-Atlantis 1-all-military flight launched 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched 1985 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB 1985 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched 1985 Christa McAuliffe chosen 1st school teacher to fly space shuttle 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched 1985 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB 1985 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched 1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth 1985 16th Shuttle Mission (51D)-Discovery 4 launched-with Senator Jake Garn 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched 1984 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Center 1984 Space shuttle astronauts retreive a satellite - 1st space salvage 1984 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) 1984 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth 1984 Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle 1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched 1984 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth 1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched 1984 Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission Columbia 6 is launched 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) 1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB 1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle 1983 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st U.S. woman 1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth 1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched 1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight 1982 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st coml flight 1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB 1982 3rd space shuttle mission-Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, NM 1982 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched 1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission 1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth 1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2) 1981 Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 seconds remaining 1981 Space Shuttle vehicle moves to Launch Complex 39A for STS-2 mission 1981 Columbia space shuttle returns 1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia 1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident 1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A 1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds 1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center 1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale 1978 Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB 1977 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise 1977 Space shuttle Enterprise makes 1st atmospheric flight 1977 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise 1977 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747 1977 1st flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747) 1977 Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner 1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight 1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight 1976 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California 1976 Thiokol conducts 2-minute firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Utah 1975 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss 1975 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) 1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service 1972 Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle 1972 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle 1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle 1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle 1961 1st shuttle flights between Washington D.C., Boston and New York City begin (Eastern) 1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle |
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