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These codes were assigned when the launches were initially scheduled and were not changed as missions were delayed or rescheduled. [6] The codes were adopted from STS-41-B through STS-51-L (although the highest code used was actually STS-61-C), and the sequential numbers were used internally at NASA on all processing paperwork.
The first landing at Vandenberg was planned for mission STS-62-A, which was scheduled for launch in July 1986, but cancelled in the wake of the STS-51-L accident. [33] No space shuttle operations or landings ever occurred at the site.
As Atlantis was prepared for the final launch-on-need mission, the decision was made in September 2010 that it would fly as STS-135 with a four-person crew that could remain at the ISS in the event of an emergency. [24]: III-355 STS-135 launched on July 8, 2011, and landed at the KSC on July 21, 2011, at 5:57 a.m. EDT (09:57 UTC). [24]:
Order Day Year Mission Shuttle Duration Commander Pilot Mission specialists Payload specialists 1 April 12 1981 STS-1: Columbia: 2 d 6 h: Young: Crippen: 2 November 12 1981 STS-2: Columbia: 2 d 6 h Engle: Truly: 3 March 22 1982 STS-3: Columbia: 8 d 0 h Lousma: Fullerton: 4 June 27 1982 STS-4: Columbia: 7 d 1 h Mattingly: Hartsfield: 5 November ...
Launch was rescheduled for July 2 at 3:26 p.m. STS-121 was the first launch during which NASA took special precautions to deter vultures, particularly the local turkey vulture, from flying over the area. Efforts included the swift removal of roadkill and other dead animals from areas around the launch site.
STS-120: 151.77 Daniel M. Tani: 23 October 2007 15:38 STS-120: 20 February 2008 14:07 STS-122: 119.94 Léopold Eyharts: 7 February 2008 19:45 STS-122: 27 March 2008 06:28 STS-123: 48.55 Garrett Reisman: 11 March 2008 06:28 STS-123: Transferred to Expedition 17 17: Sergey Volkov Oleg Kononenko: 8 April 2008 11:16 Soyuz TMA-12: 24 October 2008 03 ...
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NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS), was the United States government's crewed launch vehicle until its retirement in 2011. The winged Space Shuttle orbiter was launched vertically, usually carrying five to seven astronauts (eight have been carried) and up to 50,000 lb (22 700 kg) of payload into low Earth orbit.