National aeronautics and space administration (nasa) as part of the space shuttle program. The smithsonian and nasa say it may have to be sent in pieces a memo sent by the smithsonian said transporting discovery could swell in price. From the first launch on april 12, 1981 to the final landing on july 21, 2011, nasa's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions, helped construct the international space station and inspired generations.
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Below you’ll find a guide to each of the space shuttle locations around the u.s.
Today you can visit five shuttles, three of which flew to space during the almost 30 years of nasa’s shuttle program.
It was developed by nasa and made 135 spaceflights between 1981 and 2011. Space space shuttle discovery is headed to houston