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Revision as of 20:34, 8 September 2009

Constitution
OV-108
Space Shuttle Constitution
Constitution at SLC-6 at Vandenberg AFB
OV designationOV-108
CountryUnited States
Contract awardJuly 31, 2008
StatusActive
First flightSTS-3V
June 30, 2009
Number of missions1
Crews0
Time spent in space4 hours, 30 minutes
Number of orbits3

Space Shuttle Constitution (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-108) is one of the two currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of the International Space Agency. (The other is Terra Nova.)

History

Design

Flights

# Launch date Designation Notes
1 2009, June 30 STS-3V First Constitution mission; unmanned test flight.
2 2009, September 15 STS-5V Unmanned test flight; test of new orbiter systems, new external tank design, and new Liquid Rocket Boosters. First launch from SLC-7 at Vandenberg AFB.