2011 ⟶ Space Shuttle Program Concludes
Space Shuttle program is officially ended.
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🚀 Skylab Space Station Launched
May 14: The first space station, Skylab, is launched.⟶
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United States🚀 Space Shuttle Columbia's First Orbital Flight
April 12: First orbital flight of the Space Shuttle.⟶
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United States🚀 Space Shuttle Test Flights
The first reusable spacecraft, the Space Shuttle undergoes test flights ahead of full operation in 1982.⟶
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United States🚀 Space Shuttle Program Concludes
Space Shuttle program is officially ended.⟶
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United States🚀 Crewed Spaceflight Resumes in the United States After Nine-Year Hiatus
May 30: Crewed spaceflight resumes in the United States for the first time since 2011.⟶
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United States🚀 Artemis 1 Uncrewed Launch
November 16: NASA launches Artemis 1, the first uncrewed mission of its Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever to reach orbit.⟶
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