The Space shuttle is mainly used for transport to and from the Space station ISS.

The Space shuttle was in service from 1981 to 2011.

There where 2 Space shuttles fatal incidents.

• Shuttle Colombia (STS-107) was burned during reentry on February 1, 2003 due a damaged and failing heatshield.
• Shuttle Challenger (STS-51-L) did explode on January 28, 1985 after 73 seconds in the launch, due a leakage in the O-ring of one of the booster rockets.