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The fleet is due to retire in the year 2010. This could be extended to complete the international space station if needed.
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Who decided to retire the space shuttle?
John Connor.
Does the space shuttle carry humans?
It did, but the fleet is now retired.
When is the US Space Shuttle program set to retire?
It retired in 2011.
What does NASA use the space shuttle for?
The space shuttle is NASA's space transportation system, designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from Earth orbit. The first space shuttle flight took place in 1981. The space shuttle fleet is scheduled to be retired in 2011. When the shuttle program ends, the space shuttle will have been launched on more than 130 missions. :):):):):)
What is the current space shuttle in space?
The ISS or International Space Station
How did the tragedy of the Challenger space shuttle explosion affect the shuttle fleet?
it was grounded
Who decided to retire the space shuttle?
John Connor.
Does the space shuttle carry humans?
It did, but the fleet is now retired.
What is the youngest space shuttle?
Endeavor was the last space shuttle built, making it the youngest of the fleet. It was actually built to replace challenger.
Where is the base of the space shuttles?
NASA's space shuttle fleet is stored at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
When is the US Space Shuttle program set to retire?
It retired in 2011.
Which space shuttle has now been transported across America at two miles an hour to a museum?
Space Shuttle Endeavour, the youngest shuttle in the fleet. It was transferred to the California Science Center.
What does NASA use the space shuttle for?
The space shuttle is NASA's space transportation system, designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from Earth orbit. The first space shuttle flight took place in 1981. The space shuttle fleet is scheduled to be retired in 2011. When the shuttle program ends, the space shuttle will have been launched on more than 130 missions. :):):):):)
Why was the space shuttle retired?
because obama retire that part of the space program and outsourced it to russia
What is the current space shuttle in space?
The ISS or International Space Station
When was the first shuttle launched?
Although the space shuttle Enterprise was the first shuttle built and test flown, it never had a space flight. The first shuttle to be launched into space was the Columbia, it was first launched on 12 April 1981. Columbia was the first spaceworthy shuttle in NASA's fleet.
What is the disadvantage of a space shuttle rather than a rocket?
The dissadvantage of the current NASA Shuttle program is that it is outdated. Some of the shuttles still use 8track tapes, so it is cheaper to retire them and bring in a new system instead of update them.
