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Space Shuttles and their Missions

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Enterprise

Years of operation: 1977-1985. Notable missions: N/A (used for Approach and Landing Tests, never flew in space).

Columbia

Years of operation: 1981-2003. Notable missions: STS-1 (maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle program), STS-107 (disastrous final mission).

Challenger

Years of operation: 1983-1986. Notable missions: STS-6 (first spacewalk of the Space Shuttle program), STS-51-L (disastrous final mission).

Endeavour

Years of operation: 1992-2011. Notable missions: STS-49 (first service mission to repair the Intelsat VI satellite), STS-134 (penultimate Space Shuttle mission).

Discovery

Years of operation: 1984-2011. Notable missions: STS-31 (deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope), STS-133 (final mission of Discovery).

Atlantis

Years of operation: 1985-2011. Notable missions: STS-125 (final Hubble servicing mission), STS-135 (final mission of the Space Shuttle program).

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