2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster
1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth, Successful
1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station
1997 Space Shuttle STS 81 (Atlantis 18), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 78, Columbia 20, lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 78, Columbia 20, launches into space
1996 Space Shuttle STS 77 Endeavour 11), lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands
1996 Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
1995 Space shuttle Atlantis docks with orbiting Russian space station Mir
1995 Space shuttle STS-69 (Endeavour 9), lands
1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, lands
1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches
1995 Space shuttle STS-71, Atlantis 14, lands
1995 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches
1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches
1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands
1995 U.S. space shuttle Discovery launched
1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches
1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS-68 (Endeavour 7), launches into orbit
1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS 64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit
1994 Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 mins
1994 Space shuttle STS-65 (Columbia 17), launches
1994 Space shuttle STS-59 (Endeavour 6), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands
1994 Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit
1994 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands
1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands
1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), launches
1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled)
1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) launches into space
1992 U.S. Mars Observer launched from Space shuttle
1992 Space shuttle STS-47 (Endeavour 2) lands
1992 Space Shuttle STS 50 (Columbia 13) lands
1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1992 U.S. space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour)
1992 Trump Shuttle becomes U.S. Air Shuttle
1992 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) lands
1992 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
1992 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space
1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) lands
1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space
1991 Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) lands
1991 Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) launched
1991 Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) lands
1991 Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched
1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands
1991 Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched
1991 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands
1991 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched
1991 Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) lands
1991 Space Shuttle STS 37 (Atlantis 8) launched
1990 Space Shuttle STS 35 (Columbia 11) lands
1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery
1989 U.S. Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle
1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 lands
1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-28 launched
1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 lands
1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-30 launched
1989 Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle
1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth
1989 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown
1989 U.S. space shuttle STS-29 launched
1988 Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite
1988 Soviet space shuttle makes unmanned maiden flight (2 orbits)
1988 Soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed)
1988 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days
1988 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched
1988 U.S. space shuttle STS-26 launched
1987 Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle
1986 NASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status"
1986 Space Shuttle Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth
1986 24th space shuttle (61-C) mission-Columbia 7-launched
1985 23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-lands at Edwards AFB
1985 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched
1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB
1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California
1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched
1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit
1985 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB
1985 21st Shuttle Mission (51J)-Atlantis 1-all-military flight launched
1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth
1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched
1985 19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB
1985 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched
1985 Christa McAuliffe chosen 1st school teacher to fly space shuttle
1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth
1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched
1985 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards AFB
1985 17th space shuttle mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 launched
1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth
1985 16th Shuttle Mission (51D)-Discovery 4 launched-with Senator Jake Garn
1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
1984 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Center
1984 Space shuttle astronauts retreive a satellite - 1st space salvage
1984 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched
1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) -Discovery 1- lands at Edwards AFB
1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days)
1984 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4
1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41C)-Challenger 5-returns to Earth
1984 Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle
1984 11th Space Shuttle Mission (41-C)-Challenger 5 is launched
1984 10th space shuttle mission (41-B)-Challenger 4-returns to Earth
1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B)-Challenger 4 launched
1984 Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards AFB
1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission Columbia 6 is launched
1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB
1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)
1983 7th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB
1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit, by Space Shuttle
1983 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st U.S. woman
1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth
1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched
1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB
1982 Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight
1982 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st coml flight
1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB
1982 3rd space shuttle mission-Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, NM
1982 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched
1982 Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission
1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth
1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)
1981 Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 secs remaining
1981 Space Shuttle vehicle moves to Launch Complex 39A for STS-2 mission
1981 Columbia space shuttle returns
1981 Maiden voyage of space shuttle Columbia
1981 Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A
1979 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center
1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale
1978 Thiokol conducts 2nd test firing of space shuttle's SRB
1977 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise
1977 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise
1977 3rd test of Space Shuttle Enterprise
1977 Space shuttle Enterprise makes 1st atmospheric flight
1977 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise
1977 Space Shuttle test model "Enterprise" carries a crew aloft for 1st time, It was fixed to a modified Boeing 747
1977 1st flight of Space Shuttle (atop a Boeing 747)
1977 Shuttle Enterprise makes 1st Test flight atop a 747 jetliner
1977 Space Shuttle above a Boeing 747 goes on it's maiden flight
1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight
1976 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California
1976 Thiokol conducts 2-min firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Ut
1975 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at National Space Tech Labs, Miss
1975 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101)
1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
1972 Rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle
1972 NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle
1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle
1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1961 1st shuttle flights between Washington D.C., Boston and New York City begin (Eastern)
1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
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