The Space Shuttle is a large, complex, manned spacecraft that is designed to carry people, satellites, probes, parts of space stations, or experiments into low-Earth orbit. It is re-usable and has flown many times.
Probes, on the other hand, are small, unmanned, robotic spacecraft that are sent to explore other moons, planets, or asteroids. There are many different types of probes, each designed for a specific mission. Probes are not re-usable and are destroyed or abandoned after they have completed their missions. Several examples of probes include the Galileo spacecraft, the Voyager spacecraft, the Mariner spacecraft, and the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
The shuttle has people the probe doesn't
a space shuttle is re-usable
A space shuttle isn't a probe, because humans are able to fly it. Not only that, but a space probe is most likely NOT to have life-support systems aboard.
it was also in the earlyer (not shuttle) missions
A Space Station monitors the Space Shuttle being launched into space and so forth. And a Space Shuttle, is like a rocket they send into space. So the difference is a space shuttle is a rocket, and a space station is a building.
The shuttle has people the probe doesn't
a space shuttle is re-usable
A space shuttle isn't a probe, because humans are able to fly it. Not only that, but a space probe is most likely NOT to have life-support systems aboard.
it was also in the earlyer (not shuttle) missions
Niether
A Space Station monitors the Space Shuttle being launched into space and so forth. And a Space Shuttle, is like a rocket they send into space. So the difference is a space shuttle is a rocket, and a space station is a building.
space probe is a team of astronauts who travel in space in a vehicle called space ship.
Generally, a satellite orbits the Earth, while a space probe is sent to gather information beyond Earth orbit. However, probe can orbit the Earth (and therefore technically be a satellite) or go into orbit around another body (the Moon, Mars, etc.) and therefore also technically become a satellite of that body.
A space probe goes out and observes planets while moving, and a space station stays in orbit or sooner to come on the moon
Space Shuttles have people inside then but Sputnik don't The two have just about nothing in common....they were both launched by rockets - although very different ones. It would be useful to check out the links to the left to see the huge difference.
neither it is usually referred to as a launch vehicle. a space probe is unmanned and transmits data back to earth and a space satellite is something that orbits the earth. you could call the shuttle a satellite but it is not normally referred to as that.
A artifial satelite and space probe is that a artifial satellite orbits somthing else whereas a space probe fly farther into space.