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Space Shuttle Program: Spanning 30 Years of Discovery

    Atlantis rolls to the Vehicle Assembly Building Image above: Space shuttle Atlantis, strongbacks lining its payload bay doors, executes a three-point turnaround outside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 on its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis will be stored temporarily in the VAB while transition and retirement processing resumes on shuttle Endeavour in the processing hangar. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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    NASA's space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12, 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions. Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station. The final space shuttle mission, STS-135, ended July 21, 2011 when Atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    As humanity's first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther, requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce. Thousands of civil servants and contractors throughout NASA's field centers and across the nation have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to mission success and the greater goal of space exploration.

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Shuttle Features

Tribute Plaque Still Holds Meaning for Workers

The tribute plaque astronauts left on Atlantis.
A plastic plaque engraved with a tribute to the Space Shuttle work force highlights the effort that went into program for 30 years.
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Construction Begins on Atlantis' Permanent Home

Ground is broken for construction on new home for space shuttle Atlantis
A groundbreaking ceremony officially launched construction of space shuttle Atlantis' future home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
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Philadelphia Eagles Honor Astronaut Chris Ferguson

Don Smolenski (left), Chris Ferguson and Joe Banner
NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson was honored on Nov. 7 in his hometown by the Philadelphia Eagles. Ferguson was named Honorary Captain during the NFL's "Monday Night Football" game. The Eagles hosted ...
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Mission Extras

  • The Space Shuttle Experience

    The Space Shuttle Experience

    Participate in a variety of interactive experiences to learn about the accomplishments of the space shuttle program and how it affects your daily life.
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