Question: Before the final shuttle launch in July 2011, how many space shuttle missions had flown from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39?
Answer: 135
Between 1967 and 1975, 13 Saturn Vs and 4 Saturn 1Bs launched from Pads 39A and B. During the late 1970s, the pads were modified for the space shuttle. In a 30-year span, 135 shuttle missions were flown. The final shuttle launch, Atlantis on the STS-135 mission, lifted off from Pad A in July 2011.
