Space Shuttle Endeavour

Endeavour
Endeavour in orbit in 2008, during STS-123
Type	Spaceplane
Class	Space Shuttle orbiter
Eponym	HMS Endeavour
Serial no.	OV-105
Owner	NASA
Manufacturer	Rockwell International
Specifications
Dry mass	78,000 kilograms (172,000 lb)
Rocket	Space Shuttle
History
First flight	May 7–16, 1992 STS-49
Last flight	May 16 – June 1, 2011 STS-134
Flights	25
Flight time	7,179 hours
Travelled	197,761,262 kilometres (122,883,151 mi) around Earth
Orbits	4,671 around Earth
Fate	Retired
Location	California Science Center Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle orbiters
← Atlantis

Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011.^[1][2][3] STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program,^[4] but with the authorization of STS-135 by the United States Congress, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly.

The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed in 1986.

NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build much of Endeavour from spare parts rather than refitting the Space Shuttle Enterprise, and used structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis in its assembly.

The space shuttle will soon be on display in the upcoming Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center.