The Space Shuttle Program was NASA’s crewed spaceflight program that operated for 30 years, from the first launch on April 12, 1981, to the final landing on July 21, 2011.

The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts …

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Mar 12, 2026 · How a team of divers accidentally uncovered debris from the tragic 1986 shuttle explosion resting on Florida’s ocean floor.

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3 days ago · Divers searching the Bermuda Triangle for a missing WWII aircraft discovered a large fragment of Space Shuttle Challenger, later confirmed by NASA.