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- Space Shuttle - NASA
From the first launch on April 12, 1981 to the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations
- 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
- 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 Era Facts - nasa. gov
The space shuttle, oficially called the Space Transportation System (STS), began its flight career with Columbia roaring off Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 12, 1981
- Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit
- 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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