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The space shuttle orbiter is 122.17 ft long, has a wingspan of 78.06 ft, and stands 58.58 ft high on its landing gear.
The space shuttle stack (the orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank) is 180 ft tall.
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What is the advantage of the space shuttle?
The shuttle has a large payload and it is reusable.
How did people get the space shuttle in space?
The space shuttle was lifted into space by means of the rockets fueled via the Solid Recovery Boosters (SRB's) and the large External Tank.
What part of the space shuttle is not resusabe?
The Space Shuttle's large rust colored external tank cannot be reused. It burns up upon reentry into the atmosphere.
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 is the large portion of a space shuttle that resembles an airplane and carries the crew?
orbiter
When was the first space shuttle invented?
The first space shuttle invented was the space shuttle enterprise.
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.
Who makes a flying model of the space shuttle?
Almost every large manufacturer makes space shuttle models. There are snap-together kits as well as tradtional kits available.
Why the space shuttle had to do with space?
The space shuttle went into space and studied outer space.
What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Which space shuttle exploded in 2003?
The Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first shuttle to fly into space in 1981.
The first space shuttle?
space shuttle Columbia
