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Space Shuttle DiscoverySpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Discovery was NASA orbiter OV-103.
Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle orbiterLostSpace Shuttle Columbia was NASA orbiter OV-102 and the first Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space.
Space Shuttle ChallengerSpace Shuttle orbiterLostSpace Shuttle Challenger was NASA orbiter OV-099.
Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Atlantis was NASA orbiter OV-104.
Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Endeavour was NASA orbiter OV-105 and the final operational shuttle orbiter built.
RS-25 Space Shuttle Main EngineReusable throttleable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen staged-combustion rocket engineRetiredThe RS-25, originally designated the Space Shuttle Main Engine, was a reusable, throttleable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen engine mounted in sets of three on every Shuttle orbiter.
Space Shuttle External TankCryogenic propellant tank and structural backboneRetiredThe Space Shuttle External Tank was both the orbiter's propellant reservoir and the structural spine of the launch stack.
Space Shuttle Mobile Launcher PlatformTransportable launch-support platformRetiredThe Shuttle Mobile Launcher Platforms were enormous steel launch bases inherited from Apollo and rebuilt to carry a complete Shuttle stack between the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39.
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterReusable segmented solid-propellant launch boosterRetiredThe twin Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters supplied most of the thrust needed to clear the launch pad and accelerated the stack through the dense lower atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Orbiter VehicleReusable crewed spacecraft and gliding reentry vehicleRetiredThe Orbiter Vehicle was the reusable crew-and-payload-carrying heart of the Space Shuttle system.
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NASA 905Modified Boeing 747-123 orbiter carrier aircraftRetiredNASA 905 was the original Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a heavily modified Boeing 747-123 used first for Enterprise's Approach and Landing Tests and then for cross-country orbiter ferry flights.Space Shuttle EnterpriseSpace Shuttle approach-and-landing test orbiterRetiredEnterprise (OV-101) was NASA's first full-scale Space Shuttle orbiter.