Human spaceflight program
Space Shuttle program
Human spaceflightCompleted
Overview
The Space Shuttle program flew a reusable crewed spaceplane on 135 missions and assembled much of the ISS.
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- Program includesSpace Shuttle Orbiter
- Program includesSpace Shuttle
- Associated withThe First Space Shuttle Flight
- Associated withSally Ride, First American Woman in Space
- Associated withThe Challenger Disaster
- Associated withLaunch of the Hubble Space Telescope
- Associated withThe Columbia Disaster
- Associated withThe Final Space Shuttle Flight
- Associated withFirst Reusable Crewed Spacecraft
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.