- 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
- Space shuttle | Names, Definition, Facts, History | Britannica
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
- NASAs Space Shuttles: Where Are They Now? | Space
Want to see a real-life space shuttle? Here's where to get your NASA shuttle fix in museums across the United States
- Space Shuttle Era Facts facts - nasa. gov
The space shuttle, officially 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
- Bipartisan mission to bring Space Shuttle Discovery home to . . .
Much of the shuttle’s storied history was written in Houston, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center But today, Discovery rests far from Texas, on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and
- 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
|