SPACE SHUTTLES

THE CHALLENGER

• Broke apart to pieces 73 seconds into it's flight
• Took place 29 years ago.
• Total of 7 astronauts on the shuttle.

COLUMBIA

• Started building in 1975
• Total of 7 crew members
• On 28th mission when destroyed

DISCOVERY

• Last flight was March, 2011
• Spent a year in space
• Traveled about 150,000,00 miles

ATLANTIS

• Last flight was July, 2011
• 33 total missions
• Has orbited Earth about 5,000 times

ENDEAVOR

• Last flight was May, 2011
• Total of 25 missions
• Built to replace the Challenger

ENTERPRISE

• Now on display at Smithsonian museum
• Used for test flights in the atmosphere
• Never flew in space
• The built in 1976