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No. There are two reasons for this. First, Jupiter is a gas planet, so there is no surface to land on. Second, the space shuttle was made for low Earth orbit, not interplanetary travel.
by sending astronauts to the planet
The primary function of a space shuttle is to take notes on what happens in space. Countries from around the world use space shuttles to study details of other planet, moons, stars, and other objects in space.
The primary function of a space shuttle is to take notes on what happens in space. Countries from around the world use space shuttles to study details of other planet, moons, stars, and other objects in space.
Rocket is the propulsion device (Ariane, Saturn etc) and are disposed of after launch. Shuttle carries the people and equipment, and lands back on the planet.
The space shuttle is designed to land only on the planet Earth. It delivers various payloads into orbit, it does not land on other planets and is definitely not capable of doing so.
The Space Shuttle Discovery has recently been retired. The Shuttle made it first mission in August 30, 1984 and it's last mission was February 24, 2011.
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.