List of space shuttle missions

This is a list of human spaceflight missions flown by space shuttles. As of 2004, only the United States () has flown manned shuttle missions, in the Space Shuttle program, while the Soviet Union () flew one unmanned flight of the Buran.

Naming in the US Space Shuttle program

The shuttle is officially referred to in NASA jargon as the Space Transportation System (STS). Specific shuttle missions are therefore designated with the prefix STS. Initially, the launches were given sequential numbers indicating order of launch, such as STS-9. Beginning in 1984, each mission was assigned a code, such as STS-41-B, with the first digit indicating the last digit of the federal fiscal year, the second digit indicating the launch site (1 was Kennedy Space Center and 2 was Vandenberg Air Force Base, although Vandenberg was never used), and the letter indicating scheduling sequence. These codes were assigned when the launches were initially scheduled and were not changed as missions were delayed or rescheduled. After the \Challenger disaster, a sequential numbering system was restored, with the number according to counting from the beginning, although, unlike the initial system, the assignment of numbers is based on the initial schedule and may not reflect launch order. The letter indicates that the intermediate numbering system applies, and e.g. flight STS-51 was many years after STS-51-A.

As of 2004, the last flight was STS-107, the 113th, including the one which consisted of a disastrous ascent only.

List of shuttle flights

Flight Statistics (as of February 3, 2003)