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United States government's crewed launch vehicle program, administered by NASA from 1972 to 2011
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- Organization
- NASA
- Purpose
- Crewed orbital flight
- Status
- Completed
- Cost
- US$ 196 billion (2011)
- Duration
- 1972–2011
- First flight
- August 12, 1977 ( 1977-08-12 ) ( ALT-12 )
- First crewed flight
- April 12, 1981 ( 1981-04-12 ) ( STS-1 )
- Last flight
- July 21, 2011 ( 2011-07-21 ) ( STS-135 )
- Failures
- 2 ( STS-51-L , STS-107 )
- Partial failures
- 1 ( STS-83 )
- Launch sites
- Kennedy , LC-39A Kennedy, LC-39B
- Crewed vehicle
- Space Shuttle orbiter
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
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