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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 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.
Mae Jemison did not go to a planet. She was the first African American woman to go to space, serving as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
The planet Mars has seven hills named after the seven astronauts who died in the Colombia space shuttle accident in 2003. These hills were named after the crew members as a tribute to their legacy and contributions to space exploration.
The space shuttle discovery and any other space shuttle for that manner is only designed to orbit Earth. The space shuttle does not have enough fuel or produce enough energy to leave Earths gravitational pull. The only manned spacecraft to do so was the Saturn V rocket, built by Whener Von Braun during the 1960's.
Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.