they both can be used in space to do missions
Prior to the space shuttle the transportation vehicle was discarded. Space Shuttles are reusable once they are inspected and refitted, a great money saver.
Apollo, Ariane, Soyuz, Space Shuttle.
"space shuttle" usually is not capitalized unless you're talking about "The Space Shuttle". Endeavour should always be capitalized because it is the name of the orbiter, and names should always be capitalized.
"space shuttle" usually is not capitalized unless you're talking about "The Space Shuttle". Endeavour should always be capitalized because it is the name of the orbiter, and names should always be capitalized.
American human flight programs were; Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Shuttle, the recently nixed Orion, and the up and coming SpaceX Falcon series. The last of which is the largest private space venture in history.
The Space Shuttle program was named after the Apollo program to honor the Apollo missions that landed astronauts on the Moon. The name Apollo also had historical significance and symbolized the United States' commitment to space exploration.
the answer is the space shuttle challenger
John Young & Bob Crippen
The first space shuttle, Columbia, was the first shuttle launched into space on April 12, 1981. Prior to this, the shuttle Enterprise had performed flights to test various capabilities of the shuttle within earth's atmosphere. Enterprise was not designed for space flight.
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just a few seconds into a flight in 1986. Space Shuttle Columbia exploded during its reentry in 2003.
As I recall, the programs ran in this order: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, ISS .