ReusableRetired
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Shuttle
135
Flights
133
Successes
99%
Success Rate
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. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.
135
Total Launches
133
Successful
2
Failed
0
Upcoming
— Specifications
Height
56.1 m
Diameter
8 m
Launch Mass
2,030 t
Stages
2
Thrust
28,200 kN
Payload to LEO
27,500 kg
Maiden Flight
1981
Fastest Turnaround
15d 18h