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As long as it is repaired properly, a space shuttle can make trips to and from space forever. They were built for just that purpose. However, they will not do this because NASA is retiring the space shuttles this year (2010).
The space shuttle Columbia completed 27 successful space flights, not including its final flight whereupon it was destroyed in the Earth's atmosphere. It was the only shuttle apart from the Challenger never to dock with the Mir Space Station or the International Space Station.
They planned that each shuttle could make 100 flights.
It takes five years for a space shuttle to be built for a mission. It can cost an estimated amount of $2 billion.
None. We have not had a manned mission to Mercury yet. The space shuttle would be unable to make that type of trip.
The space shuttle was built to be able to fly 100 times each before being retired. The space shuttle with the most flights is Discovery with 36
It depends on the conditions of the space shuttle and how well it is maintained. Space shuttle discovery went on 39 missions to space
A space shuttle has over 1,000 buttons and swiches.
The 5 Space Shuttles flew in space 134 times. One mission didn't make it to space.
How many minutes does the space shuttle travel?
upto 3-5 people are aloud on a space shuttle
The Space Shuttle is not a capsule, it's a spacecraft. They found many pieces of the Challenger space shuttle, including the crew compartment.