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What functions does a space shuttle serve?
A space shuttle serves the function of transporting astronauts and cargo to and from space, deploying and repairing satellites, conducting scientific research in space, and serving as a platform for space experiments. It also helps in the construction and maintenance of space stations.
Which space shuttle has had the most flights?
The space shuttle Discovery holds the record for the most flights, with 39 missions between 1984 and 2011. Discovery was the third of NASA's five space shuttles to be built.
What are the four main parts to a space shuttel?
The four main parts of a space shuttle are the orbiter, which is the main part that astronauts live and work in, the solid rocket boosters, which help launch the shuttle into space, the external tank, which holds the fuel for the shuttle, and the main engines, which provide thrust during launch.
What person has flown in the most space shuttle flights?
Jerry L. Ross holds the record for the most space shuttle flights, with seven missions. He is a former NASA astronaut and has logged a total of 1,393 hours in space.
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.
The first space shuttle?
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
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 was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
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.
What was the 2nd space shuttle in space?
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
