Space shuttle time line

  • STS 1

    STS 1
    The morning of April 12, 1981, two astronauts sat strapped into their seats on the flight deck of Columbia, a radically new spacecraft known as the space shuttle.It returned back to Earth on April 14th.
  • STS 76

    STS 76
    This mission lasted 9 days. it traveled about 3,800,000 while orbiting earth 145 times. It landed on March 31, 1996. Kevin P. was aboard the mission.
  • Columbia 2003

    Columbia 2003
    This mission was a failed mission. It failed on the way down. The landing was planned for Feb 1 after their 16 day mission. The columbia and crew were lost during reentery over East Texas. While they were up in space they were performing various chores involved with science experiments. They succeeded in performing the experiments, but failed on their on the way down.
  • STS-134

    STS-134
    The name of this space shuttle was The Endeavour. It was launched at exactly 8:56 a.m. It landed on June 1, 2011. The complex 16-day mission, dedicated to station assembly and maintenance, included four spacewalks. The mission was a success. There were 6 astronauts were on board!
  • STS 135

    STS 135
    This is the last mission. It was merging of technology and tears. This mission was sucsessful. Humans were aboard on the mission.It was docked for 8 days, 15 hours, and 21 minutes.