What is the final mission being assigned to the Space Shuttle program?
All shuttle missions are subject to delays and changes due to weather and mission requirements. The current list of future shuttle missions and dates can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08167_Final_Shuttle_Manifest.html All but one of the future missions is dedicated to completing construction of the International Space Station. Each will be transferring modules, equipment, supplies, and astronauts to the station. The other will be servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. After that, the space shuttles will be decommissioned. The next generation of US manned spacecraft is being developed in the Constellation project. The crew module is called Orion and the booster rocket is called Ares. These will probably not be ready for human testing before the shuttles are retired. There are also private companies that are planning their own spacecraft to re
All shuttle missions are subject to delays and changes due to weather and mission requirements. The current list of future shuttle missions and dates can be found at http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08167_Final_Shuttle_Manifest.html All but one of the future missions is dedicated to completing construction of the International Space Station. Each will be transferring modules, equipment, supplies, and astronauts to the station. The other will be servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. After that, the space shuttles will be decommissioned. The next generation of US manned spacecraft is being developed in the Constellation project. The crew module is called Orion and the booster rocket is called Ares. These will probably not be ready for human testing before the shuttles are retired. There are also private companies that are planning their own spacecraft to re
