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Yes. Just like most modern airplanes of any size, nose wheel steering is used on the ground.
Early missions landed at Edwards AFB on a circular dry lakebed. Circular meant that all landings could be directly into the wind no matter where the wind came from that day.
After the landing at Edwards, the shuttles were lifted on top of a 747 and flown piggyback to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is complex and expensive!
Once it looked like the shuttles were out of their test flight period and able to use a regular runway, they landed at Kennedy's runway. But the steering was too limited for a cross wind landing. This lead to a huge amount of tire damage the first time it happened. Shuttles were grounded.
The nose wheel steering was redesigned to allow for greater deflection. Problem was solved - landings became routine at Kennedy.
The steering wheel in a large plane is called a tiller - it's small, usually off to one side, and not connected to the flight controls.
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What are space shuttles?
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What do shuttles do in space?
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Why the US space shuttles were built?
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What are the names of space shuttles being built?
NASA space shuttles
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Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
What are space shuttles?
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no place, nobody has space shuttles anymore
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
Why do you have space shuttles?
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