Hobby Master Archive

Space Shuttle

The U.S. Space Shuttle program started with the awarding of the contract to Rockwell International’s Space Transportation Systems Division. There were 6 shuttles built, Enterprise OV- 101 (Orbital Vehicle) for testing, Columbia OV-102, Challenger OV-099, Discovery OV-103, Atlantis OV-104 and Endeavour OV-105. The first of 135 Space Shuttle missions took place April 12, 1981 and lasted 2 days 6 hours when STS-1 (Space Transportation System) was launched using Space Shuttle Columbia. Of the 135 mission launches there were 2 tragedies when Columbia and Challenger plus their crews were lost.

Space Shuttle Orbiter "Atlantis"

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Space Shuttle "Discovery" OV-103, February 1994

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Space Shuttle "Endeavour" OV-105, May 1992

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Space Shuttle "Endeavour", OV-105, December 4, 1998

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Space Shuttle "Discovery" OV-103, October 29, 1998

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Space Shuttle "first mission" STS-1 OV-102 "Columbia", April 12, 1981

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Space Shuttle mission 51-L, OV-099 "Challenger", January 1986

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Space Shuttle Enterprise Edward Air Base, 1977

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Space Shuttle "Enterprise" Intrepid Museum, New York

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