When Was The Last Space Shuttle Launch
The nasa orbiter launched into space for the last time on july 8 2011.
When was the last space shuttle launch. Sts 134 was expected to be the final mission of the space shuttle program but with the authorization of sts 135. Sts 135 july 8 21 2011 number of missions. Atlantis entered the fleet in 1985 and was followed by endeavour in 1992.
The space shuttle spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history said ascent commentator rob navias. Famous for the large number of satellites it launched. The final flight of space shuttle atlantis launched from the kennedy space center on 8 july at 11 29 03 9 edt with launch commentator george diller saying two one zero and liftoff.
Edt liftoff on july 8 2011 marked the last time a space shuttle would climb from kennedy s seaside launch complex to soar toward the heavens. The last space shuttle launch took place almost nine years ago on july 8 2011. Ov 105 is a retired orbiter from nasa s space shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built.
Nasa astronaut chris cassidy and russian space agency roscosmos cosmonauts anatoly ivanishin and ivan vagner return to earth aboard their soyuz spacecraft landing in kazakhstan. 306 days 14 hours 12 minutes 43 seconds. It embarked on its first mission sts 49 in may 1992 and its 25th and final mission sts 134 in may 2011.
This was when atlantis rolled to a stop at the kennedy space center the independent agency s home port. Space shuttle endeavour orbiter vehicle designation. Space shuttle atlantis carried its final payload to the international space station iss after 30 years and 135 missions.
The shuttle program experienced its second major disaster on february 1 2003 when just minutes before columbia was. The final liftoff of atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle america will continue the dream. 132 14 may 2010 18 20 09 utc 14 20 09 edt.