List of space shuttle missions

List of space shuttle missions
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U.S. shuttle Columbia landing at the end of STS-73.

Soviet Space Shuttle Buran landing after its first (and only) space mission

This is a tabular list of missions flown by space shuttles, including unmanned and manned test flights and launches, planned flights and potential or unflown rescue missions. Information displayed in the tables includes flight order, mission designation, launch date, length of mission, shuttle used, number of crew members (launched/landed) and landing site. Summary statistics for all shuttle missions are provided in separate tables. As of 2010, only the United States has flown human spaceflight shuttle missions in the Space Shuttle program, while theSoviet Union flew one unmanned space flight of the Buran.^[1][2][3]

Contents [hide] · 1 Flight numbering o 1.1 Contingency missions · 2 Flight statistics o 2.1 Other shuttles · 3 List of shuttle flights o 3.1 Test flights o 3.2 Launches and orbital flights o 3.3 Planned missions · 4 Potential and unflown rescue missions · 5 Cancelled missions · 6 See also · 7 References · 8 External links

[edit]Flight numbering
The U.S. space shuttle program is officially referred to as the Space Transportation System (STS). Specific shuttle missions are therefore designated with the prefix "STS". Initially, the launches were given sequential numbers indicating order of launch, such as STS-9. This scheme continued for 25 launches and 8 cancellations up to STS-33.^[3]
Subsequent to the Apollo 13 mishap, due to NASA Administrator James M. Beggs' triskaidekaphobia and consequent unwillingness to number a forthcoming flight as STS-13,^[4][5][6][7] beginning in 1984, each mission was also assigned a code, such as STS-41-B, with the first digit indicating the federal fiscal year offset into the program (so 41-B was scheduled for FY 1984, 51-L originally for FY 1985 and the third flight in FY 1995 would have been named 151-C), the second digit indicating the launch site (1 was Kennedy Space Center and 2 was Shuttle Launch Complex (SLC) 6 atVandenberg Air Force Base, although Vandenberg was never used), and the letter indicating scheduling sequence. As with the sequential numbers, these codes were assigned when the launches were initially scheduled and were not changed as missions were delayed or rescheduled.^[3]
Although the codes were adopted from STS-41-B through STS-51-L the sequential numbers were used internally at NASA on all processing paperwork. Flights were assigned with sequential numbers from STS-9 through STS-33. With the resumption of flights in 1988, NASA restarted with STS-26R, the "reflight" suffix to disambiguate from prior missions. This continued through STS-33R.^[3]
After the Challenger disaster, a sequential numbering system only was used, with the number according to counting from the beginning, although, unlike the initial system, the assignment of numbers is based on the initial schedule and may not reflect launch order. The letter indicates that the intermediate numbering system applies, and e.g. flight STS-51 (a mission carried out by Discovery in 1993) was many years after STS-51-A(Discovery's second flight).^[3]
[edit]Contingency missions
STS-300 was the designation for the Space Shuttle Launch on Need (LON) missions to be launched on short notice for STS-114 and STS-121, in the event that the shuttle became disabled or damaged and could not safely return to Earth.^[8][9] After STS-121, the rescue flight for STS-115, if needed, would have been STS-301. After STS-115, the rescue mission designations changed again. They are now based on the corresponding regular mission that would be replaced should the rescue mission be needed. For example, the STS-116 rescue mission was branded STS-317, because the normal mission scheduled after STS-116 was STS-117. Should the rescue mission have been needed, the crew and vehicle for STS-117 would assume the rescue mission profile and become STS-317.
[edit]Flight statistics

Shuttle	Flights	Flight days	Orbits	Longest flight	First flight	Most recent flight	Mir/ISS docking
STS	Date	STS	Date
Columbia †	28	300d 17h 46m 42s	4,808	17d 15h 53m 18s	STS-1	Apr 12, 1981	STS-107 †	Jan 16, 2003	0 / 0
Challenger †	10	62d 07h 56m 15s	995	08d 05h 23m 33s	STS-6	Apr 04, 1983	STS-51-L †	Jan 28, 1986	0 / 0
Discovery	38	352d 04h 01m 27s	5,002	15d 02h 48m 08s	STS-41-D	Aug 30, 1984	STS-131	Apr 05, 2010	1 / 11
Atlantis	32	293d 18h 29m 37s	4,648	13d 20h 12m 44s	STS-51-J	Oct 03, 1985	STS-132	May 14, 2010	7 / 11
Endeavour	24	280d 09h 39m 44s	4,429	16d 15h 08m 48s	STS-49	May 07, 1992	STS-130	Feb 08, 2010	1 / 10
Total	132	1289d 09h 52m 48s	20,022		9 / 32

† No longer in service (destroyed)
* Not counting captive-carry atmospheric ferry flights.
[edit]Other shuttles

Shuttle	Flight days	Orbits	Distance (mi)	Distance (km)	Flights*	Longest flight (days)	Crew and passengers	EVAs	Mir/ISS docking	Satellites deployed
Enterprise	0.014	0	Unknown	Unknown	0	0.004	>3	0	0 / 0	0
Buran †[2]	0.14	2	51,764	83,307	1	0.14	0	0	0 / 0	0

* Not counting atmospheric approach and land flight test missions nor captive-carry ferry flights.
† Destroyed in a hangar collapse in 2002
[edit]List of shuttle flights
See also: Timeline of Space Shuttle missions
[edit]Test flights

Order	Day	Year	Mission	Shuttle	Crew	Duration	Landing Site	Notes
1	August 12	1977	ALT-12[10]	Enterprise	2	00d 00h 05m	Edwards	First free flight of Space Shuttle; first non-captive flight ofEnterprise
2	September 13	1977	ALT-13	Enterprise	2	00d 00h 05m	Edwards	Second free flight
3	September 23	1977	ALT-14	Enterprise	2	00d 00h 05m	Edwards	Third free flight
4	October 12	1977	ALT-15	Enterprise	2	00d 00h 02m	Edwards	Fourth free flight; first flight without tailcone (operational configuration)
5	October 26	1977	ALT-16	Enterprise	2	00d 00h 02m	Edwards	Final free flight; final non-captive flight of Enterprise
—	November 15	1988	1K1	Buran 1.01	0	00d 03h 25m	Baikonur	Russian unmanned test flight

[edit]Launches and orbital flights

Order	Day	Year	Mission	Shuttle	Crew	Duration	Landing Site	Notes
1	April 12	1981	STS-1	Columbia	2	02d 06h	Edwards	First reusable spacecraft flight; first flight of Columbia
2	November 12	1981	STS-2	Columbia	2	02d 06h	Edwards	First reuse of a manned space vehicle; first test of Canadarm robot arm; Truncated due to fuel cell problem.
3	March 22	1982	STS-3	Columbia	2	08d 00h	White Sands	Shuttle R&D flight, first and only landing at White Sands, New Mexico
4	June 27	1982	STS-4	Columbia	2	07d 01h	Edwards	Last shuttle R&D flight, first DoD payload
5	November 11	1982	STS-5	Columbia	4	05d 02h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches. First EVA of program canceled due to suit problems
6	April 4	1983	STS-6	Challenger	4	05d 00h	Edwards	TDRS launch; first flight of Challenger; first space shuttle extra-vehicular activity
7	June 18	1983	STS-7	Challenger	5	06d 02h	Edwards	First US woman in space Sally Ride; Multiple comsat launches; First deployment and retrieval of a satellite SPAS
8	August 30	1983	STS-8	Challenger	5	06d 01h	Edwards	Comsat launch, first flight of an African American in space, Guion Bluford; test of robot arm on heavy payloads with Payload Flight Test Article
9	November 28	1983	STS-9	Columbia	6	10d 07h	Edwards	First Spacelab mission
10	February 3	1984	STS-41-B	Challenger	5	07d 23h	Kennedy	Comsat launches, first untethered spacewalk by Bruce McCandless IIwith Manned Maneuvering Unit; first landing at KSC; dry run of equipment for Solar Max rescue
11	April 6	1984	STS-41-C	Challenger	5	06d 23h	Edwards	Solar Max servicing (first satellite rescue by astronauts), LDEF launch
12	August 30	1984	STS-41-D	Discovery	6	06d 00h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches; first flight of Discovery, test of OAST-1 Solar Array
13	October 5	1984	STS-41-G	Challenger	7	08d 05h	Kennedy	Earth Radiation Budget Satellite launch; First flight of two women in space Ride and Sullivan; First spacewalk by US woman, Kathryn Sullivan; First Canadian in space Marc Garneau
14	November 8	1984	STS-51-A	Discovery	5	07d 23h	Kennedy	Multiple comsat launches, retrieval of two other comsats Palapa B2 andWestar VI which were subsequently refurbished on Earth and reflown
15	January 24	1985	STS-51-C	Discovery	5	03d 01h	Kennedy	First classified Department of Defense (DoD) mission; Magnum satellitelaunch
16	April 12	1985	STS-51-D	Discovery	7	06d 23h	Kennedy	Multiple comsat launches, first flight of a sitting politician in space, Jake Garn, first impromptu EVA of program to fix Syncom F3 (Leasat 3)
17	April 29	1985	STS-51-B	Challenger	7	07d 00h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
18	June 17	1985	STS-51-G	Discovery	7	07d 01h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches
19	July 29	1985	STS-51-F	Challenger	7	07d 22h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
20	August 27	1985	STS-51-I	Discovery	5	07d 02h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches, rescue of Syncom F3 (Leasat-3) by Astronauts
21	October 3	1985	STS-51-J	Atlantis	5	04d 01h	Edwards	Second classified DoD mission; DSCS satellite launch; first flight ofAtlantis
22	October 30	1985	STS-61-A	Challenger	8	07d 00h	Edwards	Spacelab-D1, Germany funded mission, last successful mission ofChallenger
23	November 26	1985	STS-61-B	Atlantis	7	06d 21h	Edwards	Multiple comsat launches, EASE/ACCESS experiment
24	January 12	1986	STS-61-C	Columbia	7	06d 02h	Edwards	Comsat launch, flight of US Congressman Bill Nelson
25	January 28	1986	STS-51-L	Challenger	7	00d 00h 01m 13s	N/A	Planned TDRS launch, Loss of vehicle and crew, Teacher in Space Flight
26	September 29	1988	STS-26	Discovery	5	04d 01h	Edwards	TDRS launch; first post Challenger flight
27	December 2	1988	STS-27	Atlantis	5	04d 09h	Edwards	Third classified DoD mission; Lacrosse 1 launch
28	March 13	1989	STS-29	Discovery	5	04d 23h	Edwards	TDRS-D/IUS, IMAX, SHARE I space station radiator experiment.
29	May 4	1989	STS-30	Atlantis	5	04d 00h	Edwards	Magellan Venus probe launch
30	August 8	1989	STS-28	Columbia	5	05d 01h	Edwards	Fourth classified DoD mission; Satellite Data System launch
31	October 18	1989	STS-34	Atlantis	5	04d 23h	Edwards	Galileo Jupiter probe launch, IMAX
32	November 22	1989	STS-33	Discovery	5	05d 00h	Edwards	Fifth classified DoD mission; Magnum/IUS
33	January 9	1990	STS-32	Columbia	5	10d 21h	Edwards	SYNCOM IV-F5 satellite launch, LDEF retrieval, IMAX
34	February 28	1990	STS-36	Atlantis	5	04d 10h	Edwards	Sixth classified DoD mission; Misty reconnaissance satellite launch
35	April 24	1990	STS-31	Discovery	5	05d 01h	Edwards	Hubble Space Telescope launch
36	October 6	1990	STS-41	Discovery	5	04d 02h	Edwards	Ulysses/IUS solar probe launch
37	November 15	1990	STS-38	Atlantis	5	04d 21h	Kennedy	Seventh classified DoD mission. Likely SDS2-2 deployed.
38	December 2	1990	STS-35	Columbia	7	08d 23h	Edwards	Use of ASTRO-1 observatory
39	April 5	1991	STS-37	Atlantis	5	05d 23h	Edwards	Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launch
40	April 28	1991	STS-39	Discovery	7	08d 07h	Kennedy	First unclassified DoD mission; military science experiments
41	June 5	1991	STS-40	Columbia	7	09d 02h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
42	August 2	1991	STS-43	Atlantis	5	08d 21h	Kennedy	TDRS launch
43	September 12	1991	STS-48	Discovery	5	05d 08h	Edwards	Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite launch
44	November 24	1991	STS-44	Atlantis	6	06d 22h	Edwards	DSP satellite launch
45	January 22	1992	STS-42	Discovery	7	08d 01h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
46	March 24	1992	STS-45	Atlantis	7	08d 22h	Kennedy	ATLAS-1 science platform
47	May 7	1992	STS-49	Endeavour	7	08d 21h	Edwards	Intelsat VI repair; first flight of Endeavour. First 3 person EVA. ASEM space station truss experiment EVA, record four EVAs total for mission.
48	June 25	1992	STS-50	Columbia	7	13d 19h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
49	July 31	1992	STS-46	Atlantis	7	07d 23h	Kennedy	EURECA (European Retrievable Carrier) and the joint NASA/Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS)
50	September 12	1992	STS-47	Endeavour	7	07d 22h	Kennedy	Spacelab-J, Japan funded mission
51	October 22	1992	STS-52	Columbia	6	09d 20h	Kennedy	LAGEOS II, microgravity experiments
52	December 2	1992	STS-53	Discovery	5	07d 07h	Edwards	Partially classified 10th and final DoD mission. Likely deployment of SDS2 satellite.
53	January 13	1993	STS-54	Endeavour	5	05d 23h	Kennedy	TDRS-F/IUS launch
54	April 8	1993	STS-56	Discovery	5	09d 06h	Kennedy	ATLAS-2 science platform
55	April 26	1993	STS-55	Columbia	7	09d 23h	Edwards	Spacelab-D2, Germany funded mission
56	June 21	1993	STS-57	Endeavour	6	09d 23h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB, EURECA
57	September 12	1993	STS-51	Discovery	5	09d 20h	Kennedy	ACTS satellite launched, SPAS-Orfeus with IMAX camera.
58	October 18	1993	STS-58	Columbia	7	14d 00h	Edwards	Spacelab mission
59	December 2	1993	STS-61	Endeavour	7	10d 19h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
60	February 3	1994	STS-60	Discovery	6	07d 06h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB, Wake Shield Facility
61	March 4	1994	STS-62	Columbia	5	13d 23h	Kennedy	Microgravity experiments
62	April 9	1994	STS-59	Endeavour	6	11d 05h	Edwards	Shuttle Radar Laboratory-1
63	July 8	1994	STS-65	Columbia	7	14d 17h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
64	September 9	1994	STS-64	Discovery	6	10d 22h	Edwards	Multiple science experiments; SPARTAN
65	September 30	1994	STS-68	Endeavour	6	11d 05h	Edwards	Space Radar Laboratory-2
66	November 3	1994	STS-66	Atlantis	6	10d 22h	Edwards	ATLAS-3 science platform
67	February 3	1995	STS-63	Discovery	6	08d 06h	Kennedy	Mir rendezvous, Spacehab, IMAX
68	March 2	1995	STS-67	Endeavour	7	16d 15h	Edwards	ASTRO-2
69	June 27	1995	STS-71	Atlantis	7/8	09d 19h	Kennedy	First Shuttle-Mir docking
70	July 13	1995	STS-70	Discovery	5	08d 22h	Kennedy	TDRS-G/IUS launch
71	September 7	1995	STS-69	Endeavour	5	10d 20h	Kennedy	Wake Shield Facility, SPARTAN
72	October 20	1995	STS-73	Columbia	7	15d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
73	November 12	1995	STS-74	Atlantis	5	08d 04h	Kennedy	2nd Shuttle-Mir docking. Delivered docking module. IMAX cargo bay camera.
74	January 11	1996	STS-72	Endeavour	6	08d 22h	Kennedy	Retrieved Japan's Space Flyer Unit, 2 EVAs.
75	February 22	1996	STS-75	Columbia	7	15d 17h	Kennedy	Tethered satellite reflight, lost due to broken tether.
76	March 22	1996	STS-76	Atlantis	6/5	09d 05h	Edwards	Shuttle-Mir docking
77	May 19	1996	STS-77	Endeavour	6	10d 00h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB; SPARTAN
78	June 20	1996	STS-78	Columbia	7	16d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
79	September 16	1996	STS-79	Atlantis	6/6	10d 03h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
80	November 19	1996	STS-80	Columbia	5	17d 15h	Kennedy	Wake Shield Facility; ASTRO-SPAS
81	January 12	1997	STS-81	Atlantis	6/6	10d 04h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
82	February 11	1997	STS-82	Discovery	7	09d 23h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
83	April 4	1997	STS-83	Columbia	7	03d 23h	Kennedy	Truncated due to fuel cell problem
84	May 15	1997	STS-84	Atlantis	7/7	09d 05h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
85	July 1	1997	STS-94	Columbia	7	15d 16h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
86	August 7	1997	STS-85	Discovery	6	11d 20h	Kennedy	CRISTA-SPAS
87	September 25	1997	STS-86	Atlantis	7/7	10d 19h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
88	November 19	1997	STS-87	Columbia	6	15d 16h	Kennedy	Microgravity experiments, 2 EVAs, SPARTAN
89	January 22	1998	STS-89	Endeavour	7/7	08d 19h	Kennedy	Shuttle-Mir docking
90	April 17	1998	STS-90	Columbia	7	15d 21h	Kennedy	Spacelab mission
91	June 2	1998	STS-91	Discovery	6/7	09d 19h	Kennedy	Last Shuttle-Mir docking
92	October 29	1998	STS-95	Discovery	7	08d 21h	Kennedy	SPACEHAB; John Glenn flies again
93	December 4	1998	STS-88	Endeavour	6	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 2A: Node 1. First Shuttle ISS assembly flight
94	May 27	1999	STS-96	Discovery	7	09d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply
95	July 23	1999	STS-93	Columbia	5	04d 22h	Kennedy	Chandra X-ray Observatory launch
96	December 19	1999	STS-103	Discovery	7	07d 23h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing
97	February 11	2000	STS-99	Endeavour	6	11d 05h	Kennedy	Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
98	May 19	2000	STS-101	Atlantis	7	09d 21h	Kennedy	ISS supply
99	September 8	2000	STS-106	Atlantis	7	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply
100	October 11	2000	STS-92	Discovery	7	12d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 3A: Z1 truss
101	November 30	2000	STS-97	Endeavour	5	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 4A: P6 solar arrays, radiators
102	February 7	2001	STS-98	Atlantis	5	12d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 5A: Destiny lab
103	March 8	2001	STS-102	Discovery	7/7	12d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
104	April 19	2001	STS-100	Endeavour	7	11d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 6A: robotic arm; First spacewalk by a CanadianChris Hadfield
105	July 12	2001	STS-104	Atlantis	5	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 7A: Quest Joint Airlock
106	August 10	2001	STS-105	Discovery	7/7	11d 21h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
107	December 5	2001	STS-108	Endeavour	7/7	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS supply, crew rotation
108	March 1	2002	STS-109	Columbia	7	10d 22h	Kennedy	Hubble Space Telescope servicing, last successful mission forColumbia before STS-107
109	April 8	2002	STS-110	Atlantis	7	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 8A: S0 truss
110	June 5	2002	STS-111	Endeavour	7/7	13d 20h	Edwards	ISS supply, crew rotation, Mobile Base System
111	October 7	2002	STS-112	Atlantis	6	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 9A: S1 truss
112	November 23	2002	STS-113	Endeavour	7/7	13d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 11A: P1 truss, crew rotation, last successful mission before STS-107
113	January 16	2003	STS-107	Columbia	7	15d 22h	N/A (Ken.)	SPACEHAB; Loss of vehicle and crew before landing at KSC
114	July 26	2005	STS-114	Discovery	7	13d 21h	Edwards	First post Columbia flight. Flight safety evaluation/testing, ISS supply/repair, MPLM Raffaello
115	July 4	2006	STS-121	Discovery	7/6	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS Flight ULF1.1: Supply, crew rotation, MPLM Leonardo
116	September 9	2006	STS-115	Atlantis	6	11d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 12A: P3/P4 Truss, Solar Arrays
117	December 9	2006	STS-116	Discovery	7/7	12d 21h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 12A.1: P5 Truss & Spacehab-SM, crew rotation
118	June 8	2007	STS-117	Atlantis	7/7	13d 20h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 13A: S3/S4 Truss, Solar Arrays, crew rotation
119	August 8	2007	STS-118	Endeavour	7	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 13A.1: S5 Truss & Spacehab-SM & ESP3. First use of SSPTS (Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System)
120	October 23	2007	STS-120	Discovery	7/7	15d 02h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 10A: US Harmony module, crew rotation
121	February 7	2008	STS-122	Atlantis	7/7	12d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 1E: European Laboratory Columbus, crew rotation
122	March 11	2008	STS-123	Endeavour	7/7	15d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 1J/A: JEM ELM PS & SPDM, crew rotation
123	May 31	2008	STS-124	Discovery	7/7	13d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 1J: JEM - Japanese module Kibo & JEM RMS
124	November 14	2008	STS-126	Endeavour	7/7	15d 20h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight ULF2: MPLM Leonardo, crew rotation
125	March 15	2009	STS-119	Discovery	7/7	12d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 15A: S6 Truss, Solar Arrays
126	May 11	2009	STS-125	Atlantis	7	12d 21h	Edwards	Last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (HST SM-04). Final Non-ISS flight.
127	July 15	2009	STS-127	Endeavour	7/7	15d 16h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 2J/A: JEM Exposed Facility (EF) & JEM ELM ES.
128	August 28	2009	STS-128	Discovery	7/7	13d 21h	Edwards	ISS assembly flight 17A: MPLM Leonardo & 6 person ISS crew.
129	November 16	2009	STS-129	Atlantis	6/7	10d 19h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight ULF3: ExPRESS Logistics Carriers (ELCs) 1 & 2.
130	February 8	2010	STS-130	Endeavour	6	13d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 20A: Node 3 and Cupola
131	April 5	2010	STS-131	Discovery	7	15d 03h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight 19A: Utility and Logistics Flight 4: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo.
132	May 14	2010	STS-132	Atlantis	6	11d 18h	Kennedy	ISS assembly flight ULF4: Mini-Research Module 1.

Besides of dozens of flights with participation of foreign astronauts and conducting of foreign-ordered scientific experiments, a few missions of shuttles with European built Spacelab were fully funded and organizationally and scientifically controlled by ESA, Germany and Japan with its astronauts as masters not as guests on a board.