When was the space shuttle program retired?
2011
Jul 16, 2012 – NASA’s space shuttles flew their final missions in 2011, finishing each with a touchdown on the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Permanent reminders now mark where Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis each rolled to a final stop.
When did the space shuttle start and end?
Space Shuttle program
| Program history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1972–2011 |
| First flight | ALT-12 August 12, 1977 |
| First crewed flight | STS-1 April 12, 1981 |
| Last flight | STS-135 July 21, 2011 |
Why was the space shuttle program retired in 2010?
“The bottom line answer is that it was too expensive. Way too expensive,” former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory system engineer Mark Adler wrote in 2015. “The shuttle never met its promise for low-cost access to space by virtue of the system’s reusability.”
Why was the space shuttle program started?
The first goal of the Space Shuttle program was to provide NASA with an efficient, re-usable method of carrying astronauts to and from a permanently manned space station. At the time, NASA envisioned a space station which would be staffed by 12 to 24 people.
When did the shuttle program start?
January 5, 1972
Space Shuttle program/Started
When was spacex founded?
May 6, 2002
SpaceX/Founded
Who started the space shuttle program?
Program Liftoff On April 12, 1981, John Young and Robert Crippen launched the space shuttle program by piloting Columbia to space and returning successfully two days later.
When did the first space shuttle launch?
April 12, 1981
On April 12, 1981, NASA launched the world’s first reusable manned spacecraft. In the minutes before takeoff, Kennedy Space Center launch control communicates with astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen as they prepare to take Columbia on its first test flight into space and back.
When was SpaceX founded?
When did the shuttle program began?
On April 12, 1981, John Young and Robert Crippen launched the space shuttle program by piloting Columbia to space and returning successfully two days later.
Who invented space shuttle?
| Space Shuttle | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | United Space Alliance Thiokol/Alliant Techsystems (SRBs) Lockheed Martin/Martin Marietta (ET) Boeing/Rockwell (orbiter) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Project cost | US$211 billion (2012) |
| Cost per launch | US$576 million (2012) to $1.64 billion (2012) |