Space Shuttle orbiter

The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program. Operated from 1981 to 2011 by NASA, the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform in-space operations, then re-enter the atmosphere and land as a glider, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the Earth.

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  Inspiration ⓘ
  Space Shuttle mockup in California, United States

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  Pathfinder ⓘ
  Space Shuttle test article

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  Enterprise ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle test vehicle

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  Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Inspiration ⓘ
  Space Shuttle mockup in Florida, United States

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  Endeavour ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Independence ⓘ
  Space Shuttle replica on display at Space Center Houston

2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

last flight

1981-04-12T00:00:00Z

1981-04-12T00:00:00Z

maiden flight

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Frameless

Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir during expedition 22

Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station on STS-81

A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station during STS-79

An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

The Hubble Space Telescope in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-82

Space Shuttle Columbia with the Spacelab module attached, over the Southern coast of Sri Lanka

Sts-1 crew

S81-30459

Columbia rolls out to LC-39A in preparation for STS-2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket	1972	Inspiration	mockup, exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter	Wikidata
class	rocket	1977	Pathfinder	test article, exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter	Wikidata
class	rocket	1977	Enterprise	exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter, test article	Wikidata
class	rocket	1981	Space Shuttle Columbia	Space Shuttle orbiter, former entity	Wikidata
class	rocket	1983	Space Shuttle Challenger	Space Shuttle orbiter, former entity	Wikidata
class	rocket	1984	Space Shuttle Discovery	exhibit, Space Shuttle orbiter	Wikidata
class	rocket	1985	Space Shuttle Atlantis	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit	Wikidata
class	rocket	1992	Inspiration	mockup, Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit	Wikidata
class	rocket	1992	Endeavour	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit	Wikidata
class	rocket	1993	Independence	Space Shuttle orbiter, replica, exhibit	Wikidata
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir during expedition 22		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station on STS-81		Commons
commons	image		A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station during STS-79		Commons
commons	image		An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		The Hubble Space Telescope in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-82		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Columbia with the Spacelab module attached, over the Southern coast of Sri Lanka		Commons
commons	image		Sts-1 crew		Commons
commons	image		S81-30459		Commons
commons	image		Columbia rolls out to LC-39A in preparation for STS-2		Commons