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What are some benefits of a space shuttle that earlier space crafts didn't?
Reusablilty and bigger payloads and crews.
Did Sharon Lucid serve as a Mission Specialist for space shuttle flight crews?
Yes, Sharon Lucid served as a Mission Specialist for space shuttle flight crews. She was selected by NASA in 1978 and went on to participate in five space shuttle missions with various roles including Mission Specialist and Payload Commander.
What do crews often use to reach the space station?
Up until today, they used the Shuttle. Since this was the last shuttle mission, they will need to use the Soyuz space capsules until NASA comes up with a replacement vehicle, which is not even on the drawing board.
The first space shuttle?
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
What was the last space shuttle ever built?
Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Why the space shuttle had to do with space?
The space shuttle went into space and studied outer space.
What was the 2nd space shuttle in space?
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
Who were the crew on the first space shuttle mission?
The crew of the first space shuttle mission, STS-1 aboard the orbiter Columbia, was commanded by astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen. They launched on April 12, 1981, and successfully completed the mission, demonstrating the capabilities of the Space Shuttle system.
What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
