A normal space shuttle launch is 8-1/2 minutes long. The Solid Rocket Boosters separate at 24 nautical miles (45 km) two minutes into the flight.
The first Space shuttle to launch was Columbia in April of 1981
From launch, just a few minutes.
you will see the last space shuttle launch in... and in a place called...
the person that wants to launch a space shuttle, a space company like NASA or the government
Space Shuttle Atlantis was the last space shuttle to launch at 11:29 a.m. EDT, on July 8, 2011.
The last Space Shuttle launch was Space Shuttle Atlantis at 11:29 a.m. EDT, on July 8, 2011.
April 1981 , space shuttle Columbia
Generally space shuttles are not used to launch satellites as it is very costly to launch a space shuttle. Rockets with automated systems place satellites in orbit as opposed to a manned shuttle.
The final shuttle launch takes place in July 2011.
The space shuttle only launches from Cape Kennedy space centre in Florida. There are 2 launch pads there that shuttle can launch from 39A and 39B.
It takes about 8 minutes from launch to enter space.More information on Space Shuttlehttp://www.onestopsolver.com/space-shuttle-orbit-flight-path.html
They launch from launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.