Space Shuttle Mission 2007 was released with a set of 11 missions. The initial missions set includes:
| STS-1 | First flight of the Space Shuttle program, launched on April 12, 1981. |
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| STS-8 | First night launch and night landing. INSAT-1B (Indian) satellite was launched and the RMS was tested with a Payload Flight Test Article. |
| STS-41C | First direct ascent trajectory for a Shuttle mission. During this mission the LDEF was released and the Solar Max Satellite was captured and repaired. |
| STS-26 | The "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Launch of TDRS C using an IUS booster. |
| STS-31 | Launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory. |
| STS-88 | First Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) giving the first US Module, Unity. |
| STS-96 | First shuttle flight to dock with the International Space Station. |
| STS-103 | Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. |
| STS-121 | Carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo to the ISS. |
| STS-116 | delivered and attached the International Space Station's third port truss segment, the P5 truss. |
| STS-117 | Delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) the second starboard truss segment (the S3/S4 Truss) and its associated energy systems, including a set of solar arrays. |
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