- Missions (9)
- Endeavour (OV-105) Background Endeavour, the newest addition to the four-orbiter fleet, is named after the first ship commanded by James Cook, the 18th century British explorer, navigator and astronomer. On Endeavour's maiden voyage in August 1768, Cook sailed to the South Pacific (to observe and record the infrequent event of the planet Venus passing between the Earth and the sun). Determining ...science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/endeavour.html