National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Shuttle fleet’s total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) conducted science experiments in orbit and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. In addition to the prototype whose completion was cancelled, five complete Shuttle systems were built and used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights in 1982. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable LEO spacecraft system operated by the U.S. Following the conclusion of the Apollo program the Space Shuttle intended to lower costs for reliable access to Low Earth Orbit. The Space shuttle was a United States space craft. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly.
It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA’s Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. Notably, it boasts a crew capacity accommodating up to 7 astronauts and a payload capacity of 27500 kg.
and designed with a flight life of 14 days. The Space Shuttle Endeavour spacecraft embarked on 25 flight(s), showcasing its capability of Carrying a crew of 7 astronauts along with cargo to Low Earth Orbit.