DID YOU KNOW THE FACT...






Did You Know The Fact...



The first orbiter, Enterprise, was not built for actual space flight, and was used only for testing purposes.
 Enterprise was followed by four operational space shuttles:
 Columbia, Challenger, Discovery and Atlantis.
 Challenger was destroyed on launch in 1986, and Endeavour was built as a replacement.
 Columbia was destroyed on re-entry in 2003.

  1. Enterprise,
  2. Columbia,
  3. Challenger,
  4. Discovery,
  5. Atlantis and
  6. Endeavour.



February 18, 1977 Enterprise First flight Attached to Shuttle Carrier Aircraft throughout flight.

August 12, 1977 Enterprise First free flight Tailcone on; lakebed landing.

April 12, 1981 Columbia First Columbia flight STS-1

April 4, 1983 Challenger First Challenger flight STS-6

August 30, 1984 Discovery First Discovery flight STS-41-D

October 3, 1985 Atlantis First Atlantis flight STS-51-J

January 28, 1986 Challenger Disintegrated 73 seconds after launch All seven crew members perished.

September 29, 1988 Discovery First post-Challenger mission STS-26

May 7, 1992 Endeavour First Endeavour flight STS-49

October 11, 2000 Discovery 100th Space Shuttle mission STS-92

February 1, 2003 Columbia Disintegrated during re-entry All seven crew members perished.

August 9, 2005 Discovery Return to Flight STS-114.

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