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Space Shuttle - Wikipedia
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Space Shuttle - NASA
Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station.
All NASA Space Shuttle Locations & How to Visit Them
Below you’ll find a guide to each of the Space Shuttle locations around the U.S.; today you can visit five shuttles, three of which flew to space during the almost 30 years of NASA’s Shuttle program.
Space shuttle | Names, Challenger, Columbia, Definition ...
Space shuttle, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and to glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth’s surface. It was developed by NASA and made 135 spaceflights between 1981 and 2011.
The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery ...
The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) "to prepare to move the Discovery space shuttle to Houston, TX, within ...
Space Shuttle program - Wikipedia
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
The Space Shuttle - NASA
The Space Shuttle consists of three major components: the Orbiter which houses the crew; a large External Tank that holds fuel for the main engines; and two Solid Rocket Boosters which provide most of the Shuttle’s lift during the first two minutes of flight.
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