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It was the morning of Jan. 28, the day of the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Icicles formed on the launch pad and service tower in the evening and early morning hours on January 28, 1986.

One shuttle’s name even made reference to the television spacecraft, Enterprise. The brand new space shuttle Discovery visited Vandenberg Air Force Base on Nov. 6, 1983.

The space shuttle program sent more than 3 million pounds of cargo into space. The longest any shuttle stayed in orbit on a single mission was 17.5 days, in November 1996.

The space shuttle program sent more than 3 million pounds of cargo into space. The longest any shuttle stayed in orbit on a single mission was 17.5 days, in November 1996.

July 8, 2011 – Atlantis launches. This is the space shuttle program’s final mission. July 21, 2011 – Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center, marking the sunset of the space shuttle program.