There were six shuttles in total, Enterprise, Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour. All six were named for older wooden sided sailing vessels.
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There is a total of five space shuttles that belonged to NASA. These shuttles are Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour, Columbia, and Challenger. However, they have all been retired from service.
The American space shuttles were named: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
Two out of five Space Shuttles: Challager and Columbia, were the only 2 shuttles to be lost, challager exploded 72 seconds after takeoff while Columbia burned up in the atmosphere.
Shuttles are spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo to and from space. They are used to ferry astronauts to space stations, deploy satellites, conduct scientific research, and perform maintenance on existing space infrastructure. Shuttles also play a critical role in constructing and servicing spacecraft in orbit.