At the 2 minutes after liftoff the solid rocket boosters (the two large white rockets on either side of the orange external tank) drop off and fall into the Atlantic. At the 8 minute mark the orange external tank falls off and burns up in the atmosphere.
At that point the shuttle is in space.
The solid rocket boosters are jettisoned from the space shuttle shortly after takeoff. These boosters provide additional thrust during the initial phase of flight and are no longer needed once they burn out. They fall back to Earth and are recovered for refurbishment and reuse.
The Space Shuttle usually took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The space shuttle Challenger took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Space Shuttle used to take off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. However, the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. Rocket launches now take place from various locations around the world, depending on the spacecraft and mission.
The first space shuttle, Columbia, took off on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, known as STS-1.
The Solid Rocket Booster is detached and dropped after the first minute or two of flight. It may then be recovered and used again.
The Space Shuttle usually took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The space shuttle Challenger took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The Space Shuttle used to take off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. However, the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. Rocket launches now take place from various locations around the world, depending on the spacecraft and mission.
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The first space shuttle, Columbia, took off on April 12, 1981. It was the inaugural mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, known as STS-1.
Never: The Shuttle has never been to the moon and never will.
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The Solid Rocket Booster is detached and dropped after the first minute or two of flight. It may then be recovered and used again.
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The space shuttle Challenger crashed on January 28, 1986.