October 12, 2022
NASA’s Space Shuttle program saw 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The first Space Shuttle to launch to space was Columbia in 1981. The last shuttle mission was STS-135 which involved the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The space shuttle Atlantis as seen from the International Space Station prior to docking. Atlantis can be seen over the Bahamas. Image credit: NASA