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| [[File:ECN-8611.jpg|150px|center]]
| [[File:ECN-8611.jpg|150px|center]]
| OV-101<br/>[[Space Shuttle Enterprise|''Enterprise'']]
| OV-101<br/>[[Space Shuttle Enterprise|''Enterprise'']]
| Named for the fictional [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship]] from the television show [[Star Trek|''Star Trek'']] as a result of a large write-in campaign.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/nasm_enterprise.html Shuttle Enterprise at Center of Museum's Space Hangar]</ref> Before, it was planned to name it ''Constitution''.
| Named for the fictional [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship]] from the television show ''[[Star Trek]]'' as a result of a large write-in campaign.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/nasm_enterprise.html Shuttle Enterprise at Center of Museum's Space Hangar]</ref> Before, it was planned to name it ''Constitution''.
| February 15th, 1977
| February 15, 1977
| October 26th, 1977
| October 26, 1977
| On display at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]
| On display at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]
| Used for atmospheric test flights and landings; did not fly into space.
| Used for atmospheric test flights and landings; did not fly into space.
| OV-102<br/>[[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']]
| OV-102<br/>[[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']]
| Named for an American sloop involved in the discovery of the Columbia River in what is now the western United States, 1792
| Named for an American sloop involved in the discovery of the Columbia River in what is now the western United States, 1792
| April 12th, 1981
| April 12, 1981
| January 16, 2003
| January 16, 2003
| Lost on descent; crew killed, February 1st, 2003
| Lost on descent; crew killed, February 1, 2003
| First of the space shuttles to fly into space.
| First of the space shuttles to fly into space.
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|-
| OV-099<br/>[[Space Shuttle Challenger|''Challenger'']]
| OV-099<br/>[[Space Shuttle Challenger|''Challenger'']]
| Named for HMS ''Challenger'', a British research vessel during the 1870's<ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/challenger.html</ref>
| Named for HMS ''Challenger'', a British research vessel during the 1870's<ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/challenger.html</ref>
| April 4th, 1983
| April 4, 1983
| January 28th, 1986
| January 28, 1986
| Lost on ascent; crew killed
| Lost on ascent; crew killed
| Originally built for Earth-bound tests, but later converted for space flight<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/challenger-info.html Space Shuttle Overview: Challenger (OV-099)]</ref>. Last flight carried [[Christa McAuliffe]], a New Hampshire high school teacher selected to be the first such individual under President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Teacher in Space Project]].
| Originally built for Earth-bound tests, but later converted for space flight.<ref>[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/challenger-info.html Space Shuttle Overview: Challenger (OV-099)]</ref> Last flight carried [[Christa McAuliffe]], a New Hampshire high school teacher selected to be the first such individual under President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Teacher in Space Project]].
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|-
| [[File:Sts121-s-079.jpg|150px|center]]
| [[File:Sts121-s-079.jpg|150px|center]]
| OV-103<br/>[[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']]
| OV-103<br/>[[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']]
| Named for the ship which carried [[Henry Hudson]] on his search for the [[Northwest Passage]], as well as the second ship commanded by British explorer Captain [[James Cook]] in 1770's <ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/discovery.html</ref>
| Named for the ship which carried [[Henry Hudson]] on his search for the [[Northwest Passage]], as well as the second ship commanded by British explorer Captain [[James Cook]] in 1770's <ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/discovery.html</ref>
| August 30th, 1984
| August 30, 1984
| February 24, 2011
| February 24, 2011
| Retired
| Retired
| OV-104<br/>[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']]
| OV-104<br/>[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|''Atlantis'']]
| Named for the primary research vessel operated 1930-1966 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts<ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/atlantis.html</ref>
| Named for the primary research vessel operated 1930-1966 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts<ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/atlantis.html</ref>
| October 3rd, 1985
| October 3, 1985
| July 8, 2011
| July 8, 2011
| Retired
| Retired
| OV-105<br/>[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|''Endeavour'']]
| OV-105<br/>[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|''Endeavour'']]
| Named for the first ship commanded by British explorer Captain [[James Cook]] in 1768 <ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html</ref>
| Named for the first ship commanded by British explorer Captain [[James Cook]] in 1768 <ref>http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html</ref>
| May 7th, 1992
| May 7, 1992
| May 16, 2011
| May 16, 2011
| Retired
| Retired