how many total space shuttle launches
All five Shuttles flew a total of 135 missions. According to Space.com, in an article written in 2005, [I]f the space shuttle program is terminated after 2010, then it will have a total lifetime cost of about $173 billion, Pielke reported. â¦Given that flight rate, this will result in a total program cost per flight of $1.3 billion, Pielke explained.