Launch Pad - it is shot off to space vertically with SRB (solid rocket boosters) - havent you seen om TV - shuttle being launched??
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Never: The Shuttle has never been to the moon and never will.
The Space Shuttle usually took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
From the time the Space Shuttle's on-board computers start the launch sequence until the time the shuttle actually lifts off the pad is about 31 seconds. About 60 seconds after lift off, the engines on the shuttle are at maximum throttle.
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The Challenger on January 28, 1986.
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
Yes.
The Space Shuttle used to take off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. However, the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. Rocket launches now take place from various locations around the world, depending on the spacecraft and mission.
From a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrying Aircraft (SCA).
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