Shuttle Missions

STS-1

NASA'S First Space Shuttle Mission

STS-2

Second test flight of the Space Shuttle to demonstrate safe re-launch and safe return of the orbiter and crew.

STS-3

Third test flight of the Space Shuttle

STS-4

The final test flight of the Space Transportation System

STS-5

The first operational mission of the Shuttle, which deployed two commercial satellites.

STS-6

STS-6 was the maiden flight of Challenger. STS-6 deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-1) into orbit.

STS-7

STS-7 carried Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space.

STS-8

STS-8 carried Guion Bluford who became the first African-American to fly in space. INSAT-1B, a multipurpose satellite for India which…

STS-9

STS-9 carried the first Spacelab mission and the first astronaut to represent the European Space Agency.