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The Space Shuttle Survivors

Space Transportation System

Space Shuttle Spacecraft

The Space Shuttle was designed to be a reusable vehicle providing routine access to space. While it has not lived up to its design goals, it still flies 8 to 10 flights a year and supports the International Space Station.

Space Shuttle Survivors

S/N	Spacecraft Name	State	City	Location
STA-095	SAIL	TX	Houston	Johnson Space Center
OV-098	Pathfinder	AL	Huntsville	US Space & Rocket Center
MPTA-098	MPTA	MS	Stennis	NASA Stennis Center
OV-099	Challenger	FL	Cape Canaveral	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
OV-101	Enterprise	VA	Chantilly	Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center (NASM)
OV-102	Columbia	FL	Titusville	Kennedy Space Center
OV-103	Discovery	FL	Titusville	Kennedy Space Center
OV-104	Atlantis	FL	Titusville	Kennedy Space Center
OV-105	Endeavour	FL	Titusville	Kennedy Space Center

Note—click on Serial Number to see a photo of each spacecraft.

Space Shuttle Flight Statistics

S/N	Spacecraft Name	First Flight Date	Number Of Flights	Status
STA-095	SAIL	N/A	0	Active
OV-098	Pathfinder	N/A	0	Retired
MPTA-098	MPTA	N/A	0	In Storage
OV-099	Challenger	4/4/83 (STS-6)	10	Lost 1/28/86
OV-101	Enterprise	8/12/77	5 (Drop Tests)	Retired
OV-102	Columbia	4/12/81 (STS-1)	28	Lost 2/1/03
OV-103	Discovery	8/30/84 (STS-41D)	30+	Active
OV-104	Atlantis	10/3/85 (STS-51J)	25+	Active
OV-105	Endeavour	5/7/92 (STS-49)	18+	Active

Note—click on Serial Number to see a photo of each spacecraft.