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The Space Shuttle orbiters

A sibling set for 6 agents. Every orbiter NASA built for the Space Shuttle program, including Enterprise, the test vehicle that never reached orbit. Six named vehicles, two of them lost in service, including the test unit that never reached orbit at all — a reminder that not every build ships to prod.

1. 1EnterpriseFirst orbiter built (1977); an atmospheric test vehicle that never flew to space
2. 2ColumbiaFirst space-worthy orbiter; flew from 1981; destroyed on reentry in 2003 after 28 missions
3. 3ChallengerFlew from 1983; destroyed during launch in 1986 on its 10th mission, killing all seven crew
4. 4DiscoveryFlew from 1984 to 2011; the most-flown orbiter, with 39 missions
5. 5AtlantisFlew from 1985 to 2011; flew the program's final mission, STS-135
6. 6EndeavourBuilt specifically to replace Challenger; flew from 1992 to 2011

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Order is by first flight. Source: Space Shuttle orbiter (Wikipedia), linked.