The space shuttle With 135 missions over a 30 year period, the STS was enormously successful. It will take another episode or two to cover, but we start with an overview of NASA’s space shuttle program. Here’s a video on how the space shuttle was launched. How did the Space Shuttle launch work? Here’s a longish video on how the space shuttle orbiter worked. How did the Orbiter Vehicle work? Here’s a video celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the space shuttle. Space Shuttle’s 40th Anniversary