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Space Shuttle

135FLIGHTS
98.5%SUCCESS
2FAILURES
22STREAK
Apr 1981FIRST FLIGHT
YESREUSABLE
HEIGHT56.1 m
DIAMETER8 m
LAUNCH MASS2,030 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST28,200 kN
STAGES2

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS). Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.

27,500 kg
TO LEO
60,638 lbs
28,200
KILONEWTONS
6,339,614
POUNDS-FORCE
~37,817
HORSEPOWER
Height56.1 m (184 ft)
Diameter8 m (26.2 ft)
Launch Mass2,030 kg (4,476 lbs)
Stages2