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It is called the orbiter when it is carrying astronauts in space.
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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 is the name of the space shuttle at the moment in space?
Sunday, July 19, 2009:The space shuttle "Endeavor" is presently docked in earth orbit with the International Space Station.
What was the name of the first shuttle launched?
The name of the first space shuttle that was run through free flight simulation was Enterprise, but the first space shuttle to actually reach orbit was Columbia in 1981.
What was the name of the first space station to orbit the earth?
The first space station created only to orbit the earth was called plain old, 'Space Shuttle.'
What is the name of the first space shuttle that traveled to earths orbit?
Columbia was the first shuttle to enter orbit. This was the same shuttle that was destroyed during re-entry in January 2003, with the loss of seven astronauts.
What is the name of the Space Shuttle launched into orbit for the last time from the Kennedy Space Station in July 2011?
Atlantis
What is the name of the space shuttle that made the first on orbit service of the Hubble space telescope?
The Space Shuttle Endeavor . December 2, 1993 it carried a crew of seven astronauts into orbit for a mission that would involve five days of spacewalks and repairs .
What was the name of the shuttle that launched the hubble space telescope in 1990?
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit by NASA's space shuttle Discovery (mission STS-31) on April 24, 1990.
What was the name of the first space shuttle to ever go into outer space?
The Columbia it was launched by NASA on April 12, 1981. It became the first shuttle to orbit (circle around) Earth.
What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
What is the name of the US space shuttle that has launched on its final journey into the orbit?
Atlantis :) I hope this was the right one, as I am not sure when you posted this
What is the name of the second space shuttle?
Space Shuttle Challenger.
