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6 Space Shuttles were built (although only 5 of them spaceworthy): Challenger, Enterprise, Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis & Endeavour. 4 of them are still around, in various museums.
name | OV designation | first mission | last mission | fate | |
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Challenger | (OV-099) | 4 April 1983 (STS-6) | 28 Jan 1986 (STS-51-L) | Disintegrated after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board. | |
Enterprise | (OV-101) | n/a | n/a | On display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. | |
Columbia | (OV-102) | 12 April 1981 (STS-1) | 16 Jan 2003 (STS-107) | Destroyed during reentry, killing all seven astronauts on board. | |
Discovery | (OV-103) | 30 Augustus 1984 (STS-41-D) | 24 February 2011 (STS-133) | On display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. | |
Atlantis | (OV‑104) | 3 October 1985 (STS-51-J) | 8 July 2011 (STS-135) | On display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. | |
Endeavour | (OV-105) | 7 May 1992 (STS-49) | 16 May 2011 (STS-134) | On display at the California Science Center |
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Very informative and interesting you this 79 yr old female who got her private pilot license in my forties.
This helped with my school project
Will there be one on eBay? Considering becoming a collector.