The Space | Shuttle
: Known for carrying the first American woman and African American into space; destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986.
40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise rolls to the Pad - NASA The Space Shuttle
: Built as a replacement for Challenger, it completed 25 missions, including the first service mission for Hubble. : Known for carrying the first American woman
: Flew the final mission of the program (STS-135) in July 2011. it completed 25 missions
Five flight-worthy orbiters were constructed for the program: