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Space Shuttle Lists (Missions, Landings, Etc.)
The following is a table of all the Space Shuttle program missions with data refered to .txt files as taken from the NASA Space Shuttle mission archive. All missions par order of their designated, STS, number (click on your browser's back button to return to that list). As far as landings are concerned, a night
landing is designated as any landing which occurs no later than 15 minutes
before sunrise and a diverted landing is one that was scheduled to land in one
location but due to unacceptable conditions landed at an alternate location. (check more facts about the diverted landings)
(missions by STS number; mission .txt files courtesy NASA)
back . more details about the Space Shuttle program diverted landings: check that list which gives in details the reasons why some flights were diverted! Initially, all end-of-mission shuttle landings were conducted
at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The first Kennedy Space Center landing
occurred in 1984. After the 1986 Challenger accident and return-to-flight in
September 1988, landings were again initially conducted at Edwards. The first
scheduled landing at Kennedy in the post-Challenger period occurred in August
1991. Today, Kennedy is considered the prime landing site. The STS-3 landed at the Northrup Strip in White Sands, N.M., on March 30, 1982(by order of date; the date is the one of the landing; text NASA)
- STS-3 - March 30, 1982.
The landing site was changed from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to Northrup
Strip at White Sands, NM, due to wet conditions on Edwards dry lake bed.
- STS-7 - June 24, 1983
The planned landing at Kennedy was scrubbed due to poor weather conditions in
Florida; the orbiter landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
- STS 41-C - April 13, 1985.
Scheduled end-of-mission landing in Florida was diverted to Edwards due to bad
weather in the vicinity of CaPe Canaveral
- STS 61-C - Jan. 18, 1986.
Landing attempts at Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16, 17 and 18 were waved off
due to unacceptable weather and the orbiter was diverted to Edwards in
California
- STS-38 - Nov. 20, 1990.
The mission was extended one day due to unacceptable crosswinds at the original
planned landing site, Edwards. Continued adverse conditions at Edwards prompted
decision to shift landing to Kennedy. This was the first end-of-mission at
Kennedy since April 1985
- STS-39 - May 6, 1991.
The landing was diverted to Kennedy Space Center because of unacceptably high
winds at the planned landing site, Edwards
- STS-48 - Sept. 18, 1991.
Originally scheduled to be the first orbiter night landing at Kennedy, but was
diverted to Edwards due to rapidly changing weather conditions and the
possibility of rain showers in the Cape Canaveral area
- STS-44 - Dec. 1, 1991.
The landing was originally scheduled for Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 4, but the
ten-day mission was shortened and the landing shifted to Edwards due to on-orbit
failure of one of three orbiter inertial measurement units or IMUs. Flight rules
stipulate that a mission must be placed in a minimum duration status and the
landing site switched to Edwards if even one IMU fails
- STS-50 - July 9, 1992.
The long-duration flight carrying the Spacelab module was scheduled to land at
Edwards on July 8, but rain postponed landing until the next day. Continued
inclement weather on west coast diverted the orbiter to Florida.
- STS-53 - Dec. 9, 1992
The landing was originally set for Florida, but was diverted to Edwards Air
Force Base due to clouds in the vicinity of the landing strip.
- STS-55 - May 6, 1993.
The landing was originally set for Kennedy Space Center but was switched to
Edwards due to unacceptable cloud cover in Florida
- STS-59 - April 20, 1994.
Landing was originally set for Florida on April 19, but was waved off due to low
clouds and possible thunderstorms in the area. An early landing opportunity at
Kennedy on April 20 also was waved off in favor of an Edwards landing
- STS-64 - Sept. 20, 1994.
Mission was already extended one day and then was extended again after first
landing opportunities at Kennedy on Sept. 20 were waved off due to stormy
weather. Two additional opportunities at Kennedy on Sept. 20 were also waved
off, and the orbiter was diverted to California
- STS-68 - Oct. 11, 1994.
The landing was diverted to Edwards due to unacceptable weather at Kennedy Space
Center
- STS-66 - Nov. 14, 1994.
The landing was diverted to California due to high winds, rain and clouds in
Florida caused by Tropical Storm Gordon
- STS-67 - March 18, 1995.
The orbiter was diverted to Edwards on March 18 after landing opportunities in
Florida on March 17 and 18 were waved off due to weather
- STS-76 - March 31, 1995.
Orbiter was diverted to Edwards on March 31 after landing opportunities in
Florida on March 30 and 31 were waved off due to weather. This was the first
landing diverted to Edwards in about a year
- STS-92 - Oct. 24, 2000.
The shuttle was diverted to Edwards on Oct. 24 after spending more than two
extra days in space due to unfavorable weather at both landing sites. This was
the first landing diverted to Edwards in over four years
- STS-98 - Feb. 20, 2001.
Atlantis was diverted to California after broken clouds and precipitation formed
over the landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center, preventing Atlantis from
returning to the Florida spaceport in the two opportunities which were available
that day
- STS-100 - May 1, 2001.
Endeavour landed on the first of two Edwards landing opportunities after being
waved off two times at Kennedy due to unfavorable weather conditions
- STS-111 - June 19, 2002.
Endeavour landed on the first of two Edwards landing opportunities after two
days of wave-offs at Kennedy due to weather concerns
- STS-114 - July 26, 2005.
There were 4 waved off landing attempts at Kennedy Space Center due to weather.
The orbiter landed on the first opportunity at Edwards Air Force Base, making
the 6th night landing at Edwards and the 50th shuttle landing in California
- STS-117 - June 22, 2007.
Atlantis' first two landing attempts on June 21 were waved off due to stormy
weather over Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle was diverted to Edwards Air Force
Base in California where it made a safe landing on Runway 22 at 3:49 p.m. EDT
the next day
- STS-126 - Nov. 30, 2008.
Out-of-limit winds during two landing opportunities forced Endeavour to be
diverted to Edwards after forecasters predicted weather would still be
unacceptable at Kennedy on Dec. 1
- STS-125 - May 24, 2009.
Uncooperative weather caused landing opportunities at Kennedy Space Center to be
waved off for three days. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on Runway 22
at 11:39 a.m. EDT on the third daY
- STS-128 - Sept. 11, 2009.
Dynamic weather conditions caused the first four landing opportunities at
Kennedy Space Center to be waved off. Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base
on Runway 22 at 8:53 p.m. EDT
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