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The last space shuttle mission was STS-135, which was launched on July 8, 2011. The space shuttle Atlantis was used for this final mission to the International Space Station. After this mission, the space shuttle program was retired.
The last space shuttle flight was on July 8, 2011. The shuttle Atlantis crew completed the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, marking the end of NASA's space shuttle program.
The space shuttle that exploded in 1996 was the Space Shuttle Challenger.
The last words spoken by the crew of the space shuttle Challenger were "go at throttle up" seconds before the shuttle exploded. Due to the tragedy, communication was lost and the crew were unable to say any more words.
The Challenger space shuttle blew up because of a faulty O-ring.
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It tragically disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.