Space Shuttle (FASA)
| First Appearance | ST01 (7 Dec 1979) |
| Length | 37m |
| Mass | 68,000kg |
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The Space Shuttle program was an early space program from the United States of America on Earth in the late 20th Century. The first shuttle was named Enterprise.[1] Space Shuttle flights began in 1980 as available payload space was booked full. Prototypes developed aboard the Space Shuttles laid the groundwork for future space industry, and experiments carried out aboard its modular Spacelab provided invaluable data concerning long-term space radiation exposure and the nature of Earth's upper atmosphere. The Space Shuttle program was perhaps most noteworthy for constructing the first Orbital Solar Power satellites. The Space Shuttle program was retired in 1992 after 553 missions.[2]
Image Gallery
Space Shuttle (ST01)
Space Shuttle class vessels
Prime Timeline
Enterprise OV-101 • Columbia OV-102 • Challenger OV-103 • Discovery OV-104 • Atlantis OV-105 • Endeavour OV-105
Columbia Timeline
Enterprise OV-101 • Columbia OV-102 • Challenger OV-103 • Discovery OV-104 • Atlantis OV-105 • Endeavour OV-106
FASA Timeline
Enterprise OV-101 • Columbia OV-102 • Challenger OV-103 • Discovery OV-104 • Atlantis OV-105
Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Producer). Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Directed by Robert Wise. Story by Alan Dean Foster. Screenplay by Harold Livingston. Paramount Pictures. 7 December 1979.
- ↑ Goldstein, Stan et al (Authors). Spaceflight Chronology. Star Trek. Book. Wallaby Books. 1980.
