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== Flights == <!-- Note: missions are ordered by the launch date rather than the mission number, please do not change this order --> {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header" |- ! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | # ! scope="col" width=18% style="background:#efefef;" | Date ! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Designation ! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Launch pad ! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Landing location ! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Notes |- | 1 | 1992-05-07 | [[STS-49]] | 39-B | [[Edwards Air Force Base]] | First flight of ''Endeavour'': Capture and redeploy [[Intelsat]] VI. First three-person [[extravehicular activity|EVA]], longest US EVA since [[Apollo 17|Apollo 17]]. |- | 2 | 1992-09-12 | [[STS-47]] | 39-B | [[Kennedy Space Center]] | [[Spacelab]] mission J with the first African American woman in space, [[Mae Jemison]] |- | 3 | 1993-01-13 | [[STS-54]] | 39-B | Kennedy | Deploy [[TDRS-F]] |- | 4 | 1993-06-21 | [[STS-57]] | 39-B | Kennedy | Spacelab experiments. Retrieve [[European Retrievable Carrier]] |- | 5 | 1993-12-02 | [[STS-61]] | 39-B | Kennedy | First [[Hubble Space Telescope]] service mission (HSM-1) |- | 6 | 1994-04-09 | [[STS-59]] | 39-A | Edwards | [[Space Radar Laboratory]] experiments<br /><small>[[Spaceborne Imaging Radar]]</small> |- | 7 | 1994-09-30 | [[STS-68]] | 39-A | Edwards | [[Space Radar Laboratory]] experiments<br /><small>Spaceborne Imaging Radar</small> |- | 8 | 1995-03-02 | [[STS-67]] | 39-A | Edwards | Spacelab Astro-2 experiments‡ |- | 9 | 1995-09-07 | [[STS-69]] | 39-A | Kennedy | Wake Shield Facility and other experiments |- | 10 | 1996-01-11 | [[STS-72]] | 39-B | Kennedy | Retrieve Japanese [[Space Flyer Unit]] |- | 11 | 1996-05-19 | [[STS-77]] | 39-B | Kennedy | Spacelab experiments |- | 12 | 1998-01-22 | [[STS-89]] | 39-A | Kennedy | Rendezvous with [[Mir]] space station and astronaut exchange |- | 13 | 1998-12-04 | [[STS-88]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission 2A (assembled the [[Unity (ISS module)|Unity Module]] (Node 1), first American component of the ISS) |- | 14 | 2000-02-11 | [[STS-99]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission]] experiments |- | 15 | 2000-11-30 | [[STS-97]] | 39-B | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission ([[Integrated Truss Structure|P6 truss]] segment) |- | 16 | 2001-04-19 | [[STS-100]] | 39-A | Edwards | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission 6A ([[Canadarm2]] robotic arm and hand) |- | 17 | 2001-12-05 | [[STS-108]] | 39-B | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission UF-1, rendezvous and astronaut exchange ([[Expedition 3|Expedition 3]]/[[Expedition 4|Expedition 4]]) |- | 18 | 2002-06-05 | [[STS-111]] | 39-A | Edwards | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission UF-2, rendezvous and astronaut exchange ([[Expedition 4|Expedition 4]]/[[Expedition 5|Expedition 5]]) |- | 19 | 2002-11-23 | [[STS-113]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission 11A and astronaut exchange/final successful shuttle flight before the [[Columbia disaster|''Columbia'' disaster]] ([[Expedition 5|Expedition 5]]/[[Expedition 6|6]] exchange; [[Integrated Truss Structure|P1 truss]] segment assembly) |- | 20 | 2007-08-08 | [[STS-118]] | 39-A | Kennedy | Four spacewalks conducted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2009 |title=Space Shuttle Mission STS-122 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html |access-date=July 17, 2009 |publisher=Nasa.gov}}</ref> Installation of the [[International Space Station]] S5 Truss, of the [[Integrated Truss Structure]]. Carried a [[SPACEHAB]] module carrying 5,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the [[International Space Station]]. Crew included the [[Educator Astronaut Project|Educator Astronaut]] [[Barbara Morgan]]. Thermal tiles protecting the underside of the vehicle were damaged during launch. NASA decided not to fix this damage in-flight as it was not believed to be serious enough to result in loss of vehicle or crew. The craft landed a day early due to the possibility that [[Hurricane Dean]] would force Mission Control to evacuate. |- | 21 | 2008-03-11 | [[STS-123]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission 1J/A which delivered the first element of Japan's [[Japanese Experiment Module|''Kibo'' module]] along with the Canadian [[Dextre|Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator]] robotic arm, and the Spacelab Pallet-Deployable 1. |- | 22 | 2008-11-14 | [[STS-126]] | 39-A | Edwards<ref name="rss3">{{Cite web |last= |date=November 30, 2008 |title=NASA RSS archive |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016191143/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html |archive-date=October 16, 2009 |access-date=November 30, 2008 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission that brought equipment and supplies in the [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module]] ''Leonardo'', and Expedition 18 crew rotation, [[Sandra Magnus]] replaced [[Gregory Chamitoff]]. ''Endeavour'' was the only orbiter to land on the temporary Runway 4 at Edwards AFB, as the refurbished main runway will be operational from [[STS-119]] onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergin |first=Chris |date=November 30, 2008 |title=Endeavour lands at Edwards to conclude STS-126 |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/endeavour-lands-at-edwards-to-conclude-sts-126/ |access-date=November 30, 2008 |publisher=NASASpaceflight.com}}</ref> |- | 23 | 2009-07-15<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Launch Schedule |url=http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html |access-date=July 17, 2009 |publisher=Nasa.gov}}</ref> | [[STS-127]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission which delivered the last two elements of Japan's [[Japanese Experiment Module|''Kibo'' Module]] along with the Spacelab Pallet-Deployable 2, and an Integrated Cargo Carrier-Vertical Light Deployable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2009 |title=STS-127 MCC Status Report No. 32 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts127/news/STS-127-32.html |access-date=August 1, 2009 |publisher=NASA |archive-date=August 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801223642/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts127/news/STS-127-32.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 24 | 2010-02-08 | [[STS-130]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission which delivered the [[Tranquility (ISS module)|Node 3]] and the [[Cupola (ISS module)|Cupola]] observatory to the station. This brought the ISS to 98 percent completion. |-<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISS Assembly missions |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_assembly.html |publisher=NASA |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=October 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016060935/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_assembly.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 25 | 2011-05-16 | [[STS-134]] | 39-A | Kennedy | [[International Space Station]] assembly mission which delivered the [[Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer]] and the [[ExPRESS Logistics Carrier|ELC-3]] to the space station. This was the final mission of ''Endeavour''. Although originally planned to be the last Space Shuttle program flight, one additional flight of ''Atlantis'', [[STS-135]], was flown in July 2011. |} <small>‡ Longest shuttle mission for ''Endeavour''</small> === Tribute and mission insignias === <!-- Missions are ordered by the launch date rather than the mission number, please do not change this order. --> {| class="wikitable" align=" center" style="margin: auto; width:100%" |- ! colspan="8" | NASA Orbiter Tribute for Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'' |- ! colspan="8" | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Space Shuttle Endeavour Tribute.jpg|center|650x650px]]</div> |- ! colspan="8" | Mission insignia for ''Endeavour'' flights |- | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-49-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-47-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-54-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-57-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-61-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-59 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-68-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS-49]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS-47]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 54]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 57]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 61]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 59]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 68]]'''</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-67-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-69 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-72-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-77-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-89-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-88-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-99-patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 67]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 69]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 72]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 77]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 89]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 88]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 99]]'''</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-97-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-100 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-108 Patch.svg|center|110x110px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:Sts-111-patch.png|center|110x110px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-113 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-118 patch new.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-123 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 97]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 100]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 108]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 111]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 113]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 118]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 123]]'''</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-126 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-127 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-130 patch.png|center|100x100px]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">[[File:STS-134 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]</div> |- | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 126]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 127]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 130]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">'''[[STS 134]]'''</div> |}
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