NASA’s space shuttle program will soon be coming to an end, with the last launch scheduled for July 8, 2011.
Explore 30 years of space shuttle history and Canada’s contributions to the shuttle program using the interactive timeline below. See photos, video and archived material from the launch of the first shuttle in 1981, to the explosion of the Challenger in 1986, to the completed assembly of the International Space Station.
Scroll through events by clicking the “next” and “previous” buttons or by using your arrow keys. Zoom in and out by clicking the magnifying glass icons. You can view videos within the timeline and click on “Read More” in selected events to view archive material.
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