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The space shuttle is designed as an orbital vehicle that can carry a payload into space and return intact.
A conventional rocket uses stages which are ejected at various points on its journey into space and then only the top or Capsule returns to earth.
This makes for a costly solution to space travel that the shuttle negates.
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What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
Are some rocket bodies reused for launching?
Yes the US Space shuttle is re usable and the external tank and solid rocket boosters are also re used.
What US space shuttle first entered space?
Space Shuttle Columbia
When did the us space shuttle explode?
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
When was the US space shuttle made?
Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.
What was US's first space shuttle called?
The US's first space shuttle was called Columbia. It was part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and completed its first orbital flight on April 12, 1981.
When is the US Space Shuttle program set to retire?
The US Space Shuttle program retired in 2011 after the final mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July of that year.
What is the US reusable space ship called?
The Space Shuttle
What is the mintage of a 1988 commemorative space shuttle coin?
The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.
What state is the US Space and Rocket Center loated?
The Space and Rocket Center is in Huntsville, Alabama.
What country sent the space shuttle challenger?
US
Why did the space and rocket center be in Huntsville?
Huntsville Alabama is the home of Redstone Arsenal (the US Army missile and rocket center), NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and the US Space and Rocket Center.
