The shuttle is always falling via gravity, it's just so far up that it never falls to earth,but goes around and around.
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
Challenger.
The space shuttle travels in low earth orbit (LEO), from 120 to 380 miles in space.
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The shuttle never leaves Earth orbit, it simply goes into orbit and then returns. Moving to a higher orbit requires additional speed and manuevering, as when visiting the ISS.
No. It is in low earth orbit.
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No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
Challenger.
The space shuttle travels in low earth orbit (LEO), from 120 to 380 miles in space.
Thermosphere
Columbia
17,500 mph
The second Shuttle into orbit was the Challenger; the first was Columbiachallenger, June 1983