List of space shuttle missions

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|1
|April 12
|1981
|STS-1
|"Columbia"
|2d 6h
|Edwards
|First reusable spacecraft flight; first flight of "Columbia"
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|2
|November 12
|1981
|STS-2
|"Columbia"
|2d 6h
|Edwards
|Truncated due to fuel cell problem. First test of Canadarm robot arm
-
|3
|March 22
|1982
|STS-3
|"Columbia"
|8d 0h
|White Sands
|Shuttle R&D flight, first and only landing at White Sands, New Mexico
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|4
|June 27
|1982
|STS-4
|"Columbia"
|7d 1h
|Edwards
|Last shuttle R&D flight, first DoD payload
-
|5
|November 11
|1982
|STS-5
|"Columbia"
|5d 2h
|Edwards
|Multiple comsat launches. First EVA of program cancelled due to suit problems
-
|6
|April 4
|1983
|STS-6
|"Challenger"
|5d 0h
|Edwards
|TDRS launch; first flight of "Challenger"; first space shuttle extravehicular activity
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|7
|June 18
|1983
|STS-7
|"Challenger"
|6d 2h
|Edwards
|First US woman in space Sally Ride; Multiple comsat launches; First deployment and retrieval of a satellite SPAS
-
|8
|August 30
|1983
|STS-8
|"Challenger"
|6d 1h
|Edwards
|Comsat launch, first flight of an African American in space, Guion Bluford; test of robot arm on heavy payloads with Payload Flight Test Article
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|9
|November 28
|1983
|STS-9
|"Columbia"
|10d 7h
|Edwards
|First Spacelab mission
-
|10
|February 3
|1984
|STS-41-B
|"Challenger"
|7d 23h
|Kennedy
|Comsat launches, first untethered spacewalk by Bruce McCandless II with Manned Maneuvering Unit; first landing at KSC; dry run of equipment for Solar Max rescue
-
|11
|April 6
|1984
|STS-41-C
|"Challenger"
|6d 23h
|Edwards
|Solar Max servicing (first satellite rescue by astronauts), LDEF launch
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|12
|August 30
|1984
|STS-41-D
|"Discovery"
|6d 0h
|Edwards
|Multiple comsat launches; first flight of "Discovery", test of OAST-1 Solar Array
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|13
|October 5
|1984
|STS-41-G
|"Challenger"
|8d 5h
|Kennedy
|Earth Radiation Budget Satellite launch; First flight of two women in space Ride and Sullivan; First spacewalk by US woman, Kathryn Sullivan
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|14
|November 8
|1984
|STS-51-A
|"Discovery"
|7d 23h
|Kennedy
|Multiple comsat launches, retrieval of two other comsats Palapa B2 and Westar VI which were subsequently refurbished on Earth and reflown
-
|15
|January 24
|1985
|STS-51-C
|"Discovery"
|3d 1h
|Kennedy
|First classified Department of Defense (DoD) mission; Magnum satellite launch
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|16
|April 12
|1985
|STS-51-D
|"Discovery"
|6d 23h
|Kennedy
|Multiple comsat launches, first flight of a sitting politician in space, Jake Garn, first impromptu EVA of program to fix Syncom F3 (Leasat 3)
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|17
|April 29
|1985
|STS-51-B
|"Challenger"
|7d 0h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|18
|June 17
|1985
|nowrap|STS-51-G
|"Discovery"
|7d 1h
|Edwards
|Multiple comsat launches
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|19
|July 29
|1985
|STS-51-F
|"Challenger"
|7d 22h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|20
|August 27
|1985
|STS-51-I
|"Discovery"
|7d 2h
|Edwards
|Multiple comsat launches, rescue of Syncom F3 (Leasat-3) by Astronauts
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|21
|October 3
|1985
|STS-51-J
|"Atlantis"
|4d 1h
|Edwards
|Second classified DoD mission; DSCS satellite launch; first flight of "Atlantis"
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|22
|October 30
|1985
|STS-61-A
|"Challenger"
|7d 0h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission, last successful mission of "Challenger"
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|23
|November 26
|1985
|STS-61-B
|"Atlantis"
|6d 21h
|Edwards
|Multiple comsat launches, EASE/ACCESS experiment
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|24
|January 12
|1986
|STS-61-C
|"Columbia"
|6d 2h
|Edwards
|Comsat launch, flight of US Congressman Bill Nelson
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|25
|January 28
|1986
|STS-51-L
|"Challenger"
|73sec
|N/A
|Planned TDRS launch, Loss of vehicle and crew, Teacher in Space Flight
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|26
|September 29
|1988
|STS-26
|"Discovery"
|4d 1h
|Edwards
|TDRS launch; first post "Challenger" flight
-
|November 15
|1988
|1K1
|"Buran" 1.01
|nowrap|0d 3h 25 m
|Baikonur
|Russian unmanned test flight
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|27
|December 2
|1988
|STS-27
|"Atlantis"
|4d 9h
|Edwards
|Third classified DoD mission; Lacrosse 1 launch
-
|28
|March 13
|1989
|STS-29
|"Discovery"
|4d 23h
|Edwards
|TDRS launch
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|29
|May 4
|1989
|STS-30
|"Atlantis"
|4d 0h
|Edwards
|Magellan Venus probe launch
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|30
|August 8
|1989
|STS-28
|"Columbia"
|5d 1h
|Edwards
|Fourth classified DoD mission; Satellite Data System launch
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|31
|October 18
|1989
|STS-34
|"Atlantis"
|4d 23h
|Edwards
|Galileo Jupiter probe launch
-
|32
|November 22
|1989
|STS-33
|"Discovery"
|5d 0h
|Edwards
|Fifth classified DoD mission; Magnum satellite launch
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|33
|January 9
|1990
|STS-32
|"Columbia"
|10d 21h
|Edwards
|SYNCOM IV-F5 satellite launch
-
|34
|February 28
|1990
|STS-36
|"Atlantis"
|4d 10h
|Edwards
|Sixth classified DoD mission; Misty reconnaissance satellite launch
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|35
|April 24
|1990
|STS-31
|"Discovery"
|5d 1h
|Edwards
|Hubble Space Telescope launch
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|36
|October 6
|1990
|STS-41
|"Discovery"
|4d 2h
|Edwards
|Ulysses solar probe launch
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|37
|November 15
|1990
|STS-38
|"Atlantis"
|4d 21h
|Kennedy
|Seventh classified DoD mission; Magnum satellite launch
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|38
|December 2
|1990
|STS-35
|"Columbia"
|8d 23h
|Edwards
|Use of ASTRO-1 observatory
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|39
|April 5
|1991
|STS-37
|"Atlantis"
|5d 23h
|Edwards
|Compton Gamma Ray Observatory launch
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|40
|April 28
|1991
|STS-39
|"Discovery"
|8d 7h
|Kennedy
|First unclassified DoD mission; military science experiments
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|41
|June 5
|1991
|STS-40
|"Columbia"
|9d 2h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|42
|August 2
|1991
|STS-43
|"Atlantis"
|8d 21h
|Kennedy
|TDRS launch
-
|43
|September 12
|1991
|STS-48
|"Discovery"
|5d 8h
|Edwards
|Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite launch
-
|44
|November 24
|1991
|STS-44
|"Atlantis"
|6d 22h
|Edwards
|DSP satellite launch
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|45
|January 22
|1992
|STS-42
|"Discovery"
|8d 1h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|46
|March 24
|1992
|STS-45
|"Atlantis"
|8d 22h
|Kennedy
|ATLAS-1 science platform
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|47
|May 7
|1992
|STS-49
|"Endeavour"
|8d 21h
|Edwards
|Intelsat VI repair; first flight of "Endeavour" First 3 person EVA.
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|48
|June 25
|1992
|STS-50
|"Columbia"
|13d 19h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|49
|July 31
|1992
|STS-46
|"Atlantis"
|7d 23h
|Kennedy
|Attempted tethered satellite deployment
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|50
|September 12
|1992
|STS-47
|"Endeavour"
|7d 22h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|51
|October 22
|1992
|STS-52
|"Columbia"
|9d 20h
|Kennedy
|LAGEOS II, microgravity experiments
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|52
|December 2
|1992
|STS-53
|"Discovery"
|7d 7h
|Edwards
|Classified DoD satellite launch
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|53
|January 13
|1993
|STS-54
|"Endeavour"
|5d 23h
|Kennedy
|TDRS launch
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|54
|April 8
|1993
|STS-56
|"Discovery"
|9d 6h
|Kennedy
|ATLAS-2 science platform
-
|55
|April 26
|1993
|STS-55
|"Columbia"
|9d 23h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|56
|June 21
|1993
|STS-57
|"Endeavour"
|9d 23h
|Kennedy
|SPACEHAB, EURECA
-
|57
|September 12
|1993
|STS-51
|"Discovery"
|9d 20h
|Kennedy
|ACTS satellite launched
-
|58
|October 18
|1993
|STS-58
|"Columbia"
|14d 0h
|Edwards
|Spacelab mission
-
|59
|December 2
|1993
|STS-61
|"Endeavour"
|10d 19h
|Kennedy
|Hubble Space Telescope servicing
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|60
|February 3
|1994
|STS-60
|"Discovery"
|7d 6h
|Kennedy
|SPACEHAB, Wake Shield Facility
-
|61
|March 4
|1994
|STS-62
|"Columbia"
|13d 23h
|Kennedy
|Microgravity experiments
-
|62
|April 9
|1994
|STS-59
|"Endeavour"
|11d 5h
|Kennedy
|Space Radar Laboratory-1
-
|63
|July 8
|1994
|STS-65
|"Columbia"
|14d 17h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|64
|September 9
|1994
|STS-64
|"Discovery"
|10d 22h
|Edwards
|Multiple science experiments; SPARTAN
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|65
|September 30
|1994
|STS-68
|"Endeavour"
|11d 5h
|Edwards
|Space Radar Laboratory-2
-
|66
|November 3
|1994
|STS-66
|"Atlantis"
|10d 22h
|Edwards
|ATLAS-3 science platform
-
|67
|February 3
|1995
|STS-63
|"Discovery"
|8d 6h
|Kennedy
|Mir flyaround
-
|68
|March 2
|1995
|STS-67
|"Endeavour"
|16d 15h
|Edwards
|ASTRO-2
-
|69
|June 27
|1995
|STS-71
|"Atlantis"
|9d 19h
|Kennedy
|First Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|70
|July 13
|1995
|STS-70
|"Discovery"
|8d 22h
|Kennedy
|TDRS launch
-
|71
|September 7
|1995
|STS-69
|"Endeavour"
|10d 20h
|Kennedy
|Wake Shield Facility, SPARTAN
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|72
|October 20
|1995
|STS-73
|"Columbia"
|15d 21h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|73
|November 12
|1995
|STS-74
|"Atlantis"
|8d 4h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|74
|January 11
|1996
|STS-72
|"Endeavour"
|8d 22h
|Kennedy
|Retrieved Japan's Space Flyer Unit
-
|75
|February 22
|1996
|STS-75
|"Columbia"
|15d 17h
|Kennedy
|Tethered satellite
-
|76
|March 22
|1996
|STS-76
|"Atlantis"
|9d 5h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|77
|May 19
|1996
|STS-77
|"Endeavour"
|10d 0h
|Kennedy
|SPACEHAB; SPARTAN
-
|78
|June 20
|1996
|STS-78
|"Columbia"
|16d 21h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|79
|September 16
|1996
|STS-79
|"Atlantis"
|10d 3h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|80
|November 19
|1996
|STS-80
|"Columbia"
|17d 15h
|Kennedy
|Wake Shield Facility; ASTRO-SPAS
-
|81
|January 12
|1997
|STS-81
|"Atlantis"
|10d 4h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|82
|February 11
|1997
|STS-82
|"Discovery"
|9d 23h
|Kennedy
|Hubble Space Telescope servicing
-
|83
|April 4
|1997
|STS-83
|"Columbia"
|3d 23h
|Kennedy
|Truncated due to fuel cell problem
-
|84
|May 15
|1997
|STS-84
|"Atlantis"
|9d 5h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|85
|July 1
|1997
|STS-94
|"Columbia"
|15d 16h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
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|86
|August 7
|1997
|STS-85
|"Discovery"
|11d 20h
|Kennedy
|CRISTA-SPAS
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|87
|September 25
|1997
|STS-86
|"Atlantis"
|10d 19h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|88
|November 19
|1997
|STS-87
|"Columbia"
|15d 16h
|Kennedy
|Microgravity experiments
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|89
|January 22
|1998
|STS-89
|"Endeavour"
|8d 19h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle-Mir docking
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|90
|April 17
|1998
|STS-90
|"Columbia"
|15d 21h
|Kennedy
|Spacelab mission
-
|91
|June 2
|1998
|STS-91
|"Discovery"
|9d 19h
|Kennedy
|Last Shuttle-Mir docking
-
|92
|October 29
|1998
|STS-95
|"Discovery"
|8d 21h
|Kennedy
|SPACEHAB; John Glenn flies again
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|93
|December 4
|1998
|STS-88
|"Endeavour"
|11d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 2A: Node 1
First Shuttle ISS assembly flight
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|94
|May 27
|1999
|STS-96
|"Discovery"
|9d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply
-
|95
|July 23
|1999
|STS-93
|"Columbia"
|4d 22h
|Kennedy
|Chandra X-Ray Observatory launch
-
|96
|December 19
|1999
|STS-103
|"Discovery"
|7d 23h
|Kennedy
|Hubble Space Telescope servicing
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|97
|February 11
|2000
|STS-99
|"Endeavour"
|11d 5h
|Kennedy
|Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
-
|98
|May 19
|2000
|STS-101
|"Atlantis"
|9d 21h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply
-
|99
|September 8
|2000
|STS-106
|"Atlantis"
|11d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply
-
|100
|October 11
|2000
|STS-92
|"Discovery"
|12d 21h
|Edwards
|ISS assembly flight 3A: Z1 truss
-
|101
|November 30
|2000
|STS-97
|"Endeavour"
|10d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 4A: P6 solar arrays, radiators
-
|102
|February 7
|2001
|STS-98
|"Atlantis"
|12d 21h
|Edwards
|ISS assembly flight 5A: Destiny lab
-
|103
|March 8
|2001
|STS-102
|"Discovery"
|12d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply, crew rotation
-
|104
|April 19
|2001
|STS-100
|"Endeavour"
|11d 21h
|Edwards
|ISS assembly flight 6A: robotic arm
-
|105
|July 12
|2001
|STS-104
|"Atlantis"
|12d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 7A: Joint Airlock
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|106
|August 10
|2001
|STS-105
|"Discovery"
|11d 21h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply, crew rotation
-
|107
|December 5
|2001
|STS-108
|"Endeavour"
|11d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS supply, crew rotation
-
|108
|March 1
|2002
|STS-109
|"Columbia"
|10d 22h
|Kennedy
|Hubble Space Telescope servicing, last successful mission for "Columbia" before STS-107
-
|109
|April 8
|2002
|STS-110
|"Atlantis"
|10d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 8A: S0 truss
-
|110
|June 5
|2002
|STS-111
|"Endeavour"
|13d 20h
|Edwards
|ISS supply, crew rotation, Mobile Base System
-
|111
|October 7
|2002
|STS-112
|"Atlantis"
|10d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 9A: S1 truss
-
|112
|November 23
|2002
|STS-113
|"Endeavour"
|13d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 11A: P1 truss, crew rotation, last successful mission before STS-107
-
|113
|January 16
|2003
|STS-107
|"Columbia"
|15d 22h
|N/A (Ken.)
|SPACEHAB; Loss of vehicle and crew before landing at KSC
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|114
|July 26
|2005
|STS-114
|"Discovery"
|13d 21h
|Edwards
|First post "Columbia" flight. Flight safety evaluation/testing, ISS supply/repair, MPLM Raffaello
-
|115
|July 4
|2006
|STS-121
|"Discovery"
|12d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS Flight ULF1.1: Supply, crew rotation, MPLM Leonardo
-
|116
|September 9
|2006"
|STS-115
|"Atlantis"
|11d 19h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 12A: P3/P4 Truss, Solar Arrays
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|117
|December 9
|2006"
|STS-116
|"Discovery"
|12d 21h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 12A.1: P5 Truss & Spacehab-SM, crew rotation
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|118
|June 8
|2007
|STS-117
|"Atlantis"
|13d 20h
|Edwards
|ISS assembly flight 13A: S3/S4 Truss, Solar Arrays, crew rotation
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|119
|August 8
|2007
|STS-118
|"Endeavour"
|12d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 13A.1: S5 Truss & Spacehab-SM & ESP3
First use of SSPTS (Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System)
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|120
|October 23
|2007
|STS-120
|"Discovery"
|15d 2h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 10A: US Harmony module, crew rotation
-
|121
|February 7
|2008
|STS-122
|"Atlantis"
|12d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 1E: European Laboratory "Columbus", crew rotation
-
|122
|March 11
|2008
|STS-123
|"Endeavour"
|15d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 1J/A: JEM ELM PS & SPDM, crew rotation
-
|123
|May 31
|2008
|STS-124
|"Discovery"
|13d 18h
|Kennedy
|ISS assembly flight 1J: JEM - Japanese module "Kibo" & JEM RMS
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|124
|November 14
|2008
|STS-126
|"Endeavour"
|~15d
|ISS assembly flight ULF2: MPLM Leonardo
-
|125
|TBD
|2009
|STS-125
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|Last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (HST SM-04). Final Non-ISS flight.
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|126
|February 12
|2009
|STS-119
|"Discovery"
|~14d
|ISS assembly flight 15A: S6 Truss, Solar Arrays
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|127
|May 15
|2009
|STS-127
|"Endeavour"
|~15d
|ISS assembly flight 2J/A: JEM Exposed Facility (EF) & JEM ELM ES.
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|128
|July 30
|2009
|STS-128
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|ISS assembly flight 17A: MPLM Leonardo & 6 person ISS crew.
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|129
|October 15
|2009
|STS-129
|"Discovery"
|~15d
|ISS assembly flight ULF3: ExPRESS Logistics Carriers (ELCs) 1 & 2.
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|130
|December 10
|2009
|STS-130
|"Endeavour"
|~11d
|ISS assembly flight 20A: Node 3 and Cupola.
-
|131
|February 11
|2010
|STS-131
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|ISS assembly flight Utility and Logistics Flight 4: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module "Raffaelo". Final planned flight of "Atlantis".
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|132
|April 8
|2010
|STS-132
|"Discovery"
|ISS assembly flight 19A: Mini-Research Module 1. Final planned flight of "Discovery".
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|133
|May 31
|2010
|STS-133
|"Endeavour"
|~15d
|ISS assembly flight ULF5, ELCs 3 & 4. Final flight of "Endeavour"; final Shuttle flight of the program.
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|*
|never flew
|nowrap|2005-6
|STS-300
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Discovery" in space, Mission 114/121.
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|*
|never flew
|2006
|STS-301
|"Discovery"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Atlantis" in space, Mission STS-115.
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|*
|never flew
|2007
|STS-317
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Discovery" in space, Mission STS-116.
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|*
|never flew
|2007
|STS-318
|"Endeavour"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Atlantis" in space, Mission STS-117.
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|*
|never flew
|2007
|STS-322
|"Discovery"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Endeavour" in space, Mission STS-118.
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|*
|never flew
|2007
|STS-320
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Discovery" in space, Mission STS-120.
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|*
|never flew
|2008
|STS-323
|"Discovery" ¹
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Atlantis" in space, Mission STS-122.
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|*
|never flew
|2008
|STS-324
|"Discovery"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Endeavour" in space, Mission STS-123.
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|*
|never flew
|2008
|STS-326
|"Endeavour"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Discovery" in space, Mission STS-124.
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|*
|never flew
|2008
|STS-400
|"Endeavour"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Atlantis" in space, Mission STS-125.
-
|*
|TBD
|2009
|STS-401
|TBD
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Atlantis" in space, Mission STS-125.
-
|*
|2010
|STS-134
|"Atlantis"
|~11d
|Rescue Mission for damaged or stranded shuttle "Endeavour" in space, Mission STS-133.
-:¹ Originally scheduled to be "Endeavour", changed to "Discovery" due to contamination issues. [http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5350 NASA Spaceflight.com - Weather watch in STS-122 count - Endeavour removed from LON] ]

See also

*List of human spaceflights
*List of manned spaceflights to the ISS
*ISS assembly sequence
*Space Shuttle crews
*Timeline of Space Shuttle missions

References

* [http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/missions/missions.html NASA shuttle mission archive (1981-2000)] . Accessed July 18, 2005.
* [http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/summaries/chrontoc.htm NASA shuttle mission summaries (2000 onward)] . Accessed July 18, 2005.
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/buran.htm Buran program and flight] . Accessed July 18, 2005.

External links

* [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/future/index.html NASA ISS Consolidated Launch Manifest]
* [http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions]
* [http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/shuttle/manifest.txt Unofficial Space Shuttle Manifest]
* [http://www.space-astronautics.com/ Space and Astronautics News] .