Space Shuttle missions
Atmospheric test flights
Atmospheric test flights by Enterprise at Edwards Air Force Base in California (from the top of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft):
| Mission | Flight date | Orbiter | Crew | Duration* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT-12 | 12 August 1977 | Enterprise | 2 | 5 min 21 s |
| ALT-13 | 13 September 1977 | Enterprise | 2 | 5 min 28 s |
| ALT-14 | 23 Septemner 1977 | Enterprise | 2 | 5 min 34 s |
| ALT-15 | 12 October 1977 | Enterprise | 2 | 2 min 34 s |
| ALT-16 | 26 October 1977 | Enterprise | 2 | 2 min 1 s |
* Duration of free flight
Orbital flights and launches
Five space-worthy Space Shuttles have been used since 1981 for 135 orbital missions to launch numerous satellites, space telescopes and interplanetary probes, conduct scientific and technological experiments, observe Earth, look at the stars, service the Russian Mir space station and construct, repair and service the International Space Station.
Two of the Shuttles were destroyed in accidents (marked with asterisk), halting the flights for some years after each.
355 individual astronauts have flown on Space Shuttle missions; 24 from the European countries on flights marked with red in the following list.
| Mission | Launch date | Orbiter | Crew | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-1 | 12 April 1981 | Columbia | 2 | 02 d 06 h | |
| STS-2 | 12 November 1981 | Columbia | 2 | 02 d 06 h | |
| STS-3 | 22 March 1982 | Columbia | 2 | 08 d 00 h | |
| STS-4 | 27 June 1982 | Columbia | 2 | 07 d 01 h | |
| STS-5 | 11 November 1982 | Columbia | 4 | 05 d 02 h | |
| STS-6 | 4 April 1983 | Challenger | 4 | 05 d 00 h | |
| STS-7 | 18 June 1983 | Challenger | 5 | 06 d 02 h | |
| STS-8 | 30 August 1983 | Challenger | 5 | 06 d 01 h | |
| STS-9 | 28 November 1983 | Columbia | 6 | 10 d 07 h | |
| STS-41B | 3 February 1984 | Challenger | 5 | 07 d 23 h | |
| STS-41C | 6 April 1984 | Challenger | 5 | 06 d 23 h | |
| STS-41D | 30 August 1984 | Discovery | 6 | 06 d 00 h | |
| STS-41G | 5 October 1984 | Challenger | 7 | 08 d 05 h | |
| STS-51A | 8 November 1984 | Discovery | 5 | 07 d 23 h | |
| STS-51C | 24 January 1985 | Discovery | 5 | 03 d 01 h | |
| STS-51D | 12 April 1985 | Discovery | 7 | 06 d 23 h | |
| STS-51B | 29 April 1985 | Challenger | 7 | 07 d 00 h | |
| STS-51G | 17 June 1985 | Discovery | 7 | 07 d 01 h | |
| STS-51F | 29 July 1985 | Challenger | 7 | 07 d 22 h | |
| STS-51I | 27 August 1985 | Discovery | 5 | 07 d 02 h | |
| STS-51J | 3 October 1985 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 01 h | |
| STS-61A | 30 October 1985 | Challenger | 8 | 07 d 00 h | |
| STS-61B | 26 November 1985 | Atlantis | 7 | 06 d 21 h | |
| STS-61C | 12 January 1986 | Columbia | 7 | 06 d 02 h | |
| STS-51L | 28 January 1986 | Challenger | 7 | 01 min 13 sec | * |
| STS-26 | 29 September 1988 | Discovery | 5 | 04 d 01 h | |
| STS-27 | 2 December 1988 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 09 h | |
| STS-29 | 13 March 1989 | Discovery | 5 | 04 d 23 h | |
| STS-30 | 4 May 1989 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 00 h | |
| STS-28 | 8 August 1989 | Columbia | 5 | 05 d 01 h | |
| STS-34 | 18 October 1989 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 23 h | |
| STS-33 | 22 November 1989 | Discovery | 5 | 05 d 00 h | |
| STS-32 | 9 January 1990 | Columbia | 5 | 10 d 21 h | |
| STS-36 | 28 February 1990 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 10 h | |
| STS-31 | 24 April 1990 | Discovery | 5 | 05 d 01 h | |
| STS-41 | 6 October 1990 | Discovery | 5 | 04 d 02 h | |
| STS-38 | 15 November 1990 | Atlantis | 5 | 04 d 21 h | |
| STS-35 | 2 December 1990 | Columbia | 7 | 08 d 23 h | |
| STS-37 | 5 April 1991 | Atlantis | 5 | 05 d 23 h | |
| STS-39 | 28 April 1991 | Discovery | 7 | 08 d 07 h | |
| STS-40 | 5 June 1991 | Columbia | 7 | 09 d 02 h | |
| STS-43 | 2 August 1991 | Atlantis | 5 | 08 d 21 h | |
| STS-48 | 12 September1991 | Discovery | 5 | 05 d 08 h | |
| STS-44 | 24 November 1991 | Atlantis | 6 | 06 d 22 h | |
| STS-42 | 22 January 1992 | Discovery | 7 | 08 d 01 h | |
| STS-45 | 24 March 1992 | Atlantis | 7 | 08 d 22 h | |
| STS-49 | 7 May 1992 | Endeavour | 7 | 08 d 21 h | |
| STS-50 | 25 June 1992 | Columbia | 7 | 13 d 19 h | |
| STS-46 | 31 July 1992 | Atlantis | 7 | 07 d 23 h | |
| STS-47 | 12 September 1992 | Endeavour | 7 | 07 d 22 h | |
| STS-52 | 22 October 1992 | Columbia | 6 | 09 d 20 h | |
| STS-53 | 2 December 1992 | Discovery | 5 | 07 d 07 h | |
| STS-54 | 13 January 1993 | Endeavour | 5 | 05 d 23 h | |
| STS-56 | 8 April 1993 | Discovery | 5 | 09 d 06 h | |
| STS-55 | 26 April 1993 | Columbia | 7 | 09 d 23 h | |
| STS-57 | 21 June 1993 | Endeavour | 6 | 09 d 23 h | |
| STS-51 | 12 September 1993 | Discovery | 5 | 09 d 20 h | |
| STS-58 | 18 October 1993 | Columbia | 7 | 14 d 00 h | |
| STS-61 | 2 December 1993 | Endeavour | 7 | 10 d 19 h | HST |
| STS-60 | 3 February 1994 | Discovery | 6 | 07 d 06 h | |
| STS-62 | 4 March 1994 | Columbia | 5 | 13 d 23 h | |
| STS-59 | 9 April 1994 | Endeavour | 6 | 11 d 05 h | |
| STS-65 | 8 July 1994 | Columbia | 7 | 14 d 17 h | |
| STS-64 | 9 September 1994 | Discovery | 6 | 10 d 22 h | |
| STS-68 | 30 September 1994 | Endeavour | 6 | 11 d 05 h | |
| STS-66 | 3 November 1994 | Atlantis | 6 | 10 d 22 h | |
| STS-63 | 3 February 1995 | Discovery | 6 | 08 d 06 h | Mir |
| STS-67 | 2 March 1995 | Endeavour | 7 | 16 d 15 h | |
| STS-71 | 27 June 1995 | Atlantis | 7/8 | 09 d 19 h | Mir |
| STS-70 | 13 July 1995 | Discovery | 5 | 08 d 22 h | |
| STS-69 | 7 September 1995 | Endeavour | 5 | 10 d 20 h | |
| STS-73 | 20 October 1995 | Columbia | 7 | 15 d 21 h | |
| STS-74 | 12 November 1995 | Atlantis | 5 | 08 d 04 h | Mir |
| STS-72 | 11 January 1996 | Endeavour | 6 | 08 d 22 h | |
| STS-75 | 22 February 1996 | Columbia | 7 | 15 d 17 h | |
| STS-76 | 22 March 1996 | Atlantis | 6/5 | 09 d 05 h | Mir |
| STS-77 | 19 May 1996 | Endeavour | 6 | 10 d 00 h | |
| STS-78 | 20 June 1996 | Columbia | 7 | 16 d 21 h | |
| STS-79 | 16 September 1996 | Atlantis | 6/6 | 10 d 03 h | Mir |
| STS-80 | 19 November 1996 | Columbia | 5 | 17 d 15 h | |
| STS-81 | 12 January 1997 | Atlantis | 6/6 | 10 d 04 h | Mir |
| STS-82 | 11 February 1997 | Discovery | 7 | 09 d 23 h | HST |
| STS-83 | 4 April 1997 | Columbia | 7 | 03 d 23 h | |
| STS-84 | 15 May 1997 | Atlantis | 7/7 | 09 d 05 h | Mir |
| STS-94 | 1 July 1997 | Columbia | 7 | 15 d 16 h | |
| STS-85 | 7 August 1997 | Discovery | 6 | 11 d 20 h | |
| STS-86 | 25 September 1997 | Atlantis | 7/7 | 10 d 19 h | Mir |
| STS-87 | 9 November 1997 | Columbia | 6 | 15 d 16 h | |
| STS-89 | 22 January 1998 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 08 d 19 h | Mir |
| STS-90 | 17 April 1998 | Columbia | 7 | 15 d 21 h | |
| STS-91 | 2 June 1998 | Discovery | 6/7 | 09 d 19 h | Mir |
| STS-95 | 29 October 1998 | Discovery | 7 | 08 d 21 h | |
| STS-88 | 4 December 1998 | Endeavour | 6 | 11 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-96 | 27 May 1999 | Discovery | 7 | 09 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-93 | 23 July 1999 | Columbia | 5 | 04 d 22 h | |
| STS-103 | 9 December 1999 | Discovery | 7 | 07 d 23 h | HST |
| STS-99 | 11 February 2000 | Endeavour | 6 | 11 d 05 h | |
| STS-101 | 19 May 2000 | Atlantis | 7 | 09 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-106 | 8 September 2000 | Atlantis | 7 | 11 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-92 | 11 October 2000 | Discovery | 7 | 12 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-97 | 30 November 2000 | Endeavour | 5 | 10 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-98 | 7 February 2001 | Atlantis | 5 | 12 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-102 | 8 March 2001 | Discovery | 7/7 | 12 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-100 | 19 April 2001 | Endeavour | 7 | 11 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-104 | 12 July 2001 | Atlantis | 5 | 12 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-105 | 10 August 2001 | Discovery | 7/7 | 11 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-108 | 5 December 2001 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 11 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-109 | 1 March 2002 | Columbia | 7 | 10 d 22 h | HST |
| STS-110 | 8 April 2002 | Atlantis | 7 | 10 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-111 | 5 June 2002 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 13 d 20 h | ISS |
| STS-112 | 7 October 2002 | Atlantis | 6 | 10 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-113 | 23 November 2002 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 13 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-107 | 16 January 2003 | Columbia | 7 | 15 d 22 h | * |
| STS-114 | 26 July 2005 | Discovery | 7 | 13 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-121 | 4 July 2006 | Discovery | 7/6 | 12 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-115 | 9 September 2006 | Atlantis | 6 | 11 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-116 | 9 December 2006 | Discovery | 7/7 | 12 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-117 | 8 June 2007 | Atlantis | 7/7 | 13 d 20 h | ISS |
| STS-118 | 8 August 2007 | Endeavour | 7 | 12 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-120 | 23 October 2007 | Discovery | 7/7 | 15 d 02 h | ISS |
| STS-122 | 7 February 2008 | Atlantis | 7/7 | 12 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-123 | 11 March 2008 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 15 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-124 | 31 May 2008 | Discovery | 7/7 | 13 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-126 | 14 November 2008 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 15 d 20 h | ISS |
| STS-119 | 15 March 2009 | Discovery | 7/7 | 12 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-125 | 11 May 2009 | Atlantis | 7 | 12 d 21 h | HST |
| STS-127 | 15 July 2009 | Endeavour | 7/7 | 15 d 16 h | ISS |
| STS-128 | 28 August 2009 | Discovery | 7/7 | 13 d 21 h | ISS |
| STS-129 | 16 November 2009 | Atlantis | 6/7 | 10 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-130 | 8 February 2010 | Endeavour | 6 | 13 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-131 | 5 April 2010 | Discovery | 7 | 15 d 03 h | ISS |
| STS-132 | 14 May 2010 | Atlantis | 6 | 11 d 18 h | ISS |
| STS-133 | 24 February 2011 | Discovery | 6 | 12 d 19 h | ISS |
| STS-134 | 16 May 2011 | Endeavour | 6 | 15 d 18 h | ISS |
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| STS-135 | 8 July 2011 | Atlantis | 4 | 13 days | ISS |
