Space shuttle timeline

By jessicaclemons313

  • The first space shuttle into space STS-2

    First Shuttle Mission/Shuttle Systems Test Flight Space shuttle. It Launched: April 12, 1981. It Came back on April 14, 1981. The mission was 2 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes, and 53 seconds. The Space crew was two guys named John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen. The purpose was to Demonstrate safe re-launch and safe return of the orbiter and crew.

  • STS-35

    This space shuttle was sent up on December 2, 1990. It came back down on December 10, 1990. The mission was 8 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds long. The crew was Vance D.Brand, Guy S. gardener, Jeffery A. Hoffman, John M. Lounge, Robert A. Parker, Sameul T. Durrance, and Ronald A Pairase. The purpose was round the clock observations to see different shapes in space.

  • Mission: Migrogravity Research Mission/SPACEHABSpace Shuttle: ColumbiaLaunch Pad: 39ALaunched: January 16, 2003, 10:39 a.m. EST

    Mission: Migrogravity Research Mission/SPACEHABSpace Shuttle: ColumbiaLaunch Pad: 39ALaunched: January 16, 2003, 10:39 a.m. EST
    Image above: STS-107 Crew photo with Commander Rick Husband, Pilot Willie McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon. Image Credit: NASA As a research mission, the crew was kept busy 24 hours a day performing various chores involved with science experiments.73 seconds in on the way up It was a fail. The weather caused the people on the space shuttle to get stuck in there

  • sts-120

    Pam Melroy, commander (3rd shuttle
    flight)
    George Zamka, pilot (1st)
    Scott Parazynski, mission specialist (5th)
    Doug Wheelock, mission specialist (1st)
    Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist
    (2nd)
    Paolo Nespoli, ESA, mission specialist
    (1st)
    Daniel Tani (2nd), up to ISS
    Clay Anderson, down from ISS
    120 flight mishion

  • The Last Time They Went to Space STS-135

    After 30 years and 135 missions, people and visitors to Florida's Space Coast crowd the new Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville to see the rocket's red fumes of NASA's Space Shuttle Program soar for the last time. It came back July,21, 2011. The purpose was to deliver a stockpile of supplies and parts to the space station.The crew was Chris Ferguson,Sandy Magnus, Doug Hurley, and Rex Walheim.