The Space Shuttle, officially known as the , was the world’s first partially reusable spacecraft, operating from 1981 to 2011. Over 30 years, the program flew 135 missions , launched 355 people from 16 countries, and traveled more than 542 million miles.
: The "workhorse" of the fleet, it flew 39 missions, including the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Space Shuttle
The Shuttle system consisted of three primary components that worked together for launch: The Space Shuttle, officially known as the ,
40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise rolls to the Pad - NASA officially known as the