Fact-check · Nov 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Over 135 shuttle missions”
MOSTLY TRUE
What the record shows
NASA Space Shuttle Program: 135 total missions flown (STS-1 through STS-135), April 1981 – July 2011. Official NASA records.
NASA conducted exactly 135 Space Shuttle missions total. The phrasing 'over 135' is slightly imprecise but functionally accurate.
Vote Unbiased checks what officials say against government data — BLS, BEA, Census, Treasury, the Fed — with sources cited. Every speaker, every party, same standard. See the data →