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NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has been retired following the end of the last space shuttle mission, STS-135 (Space Transportation System 135), which landed in the pre-dawn darkness hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011 (coincidentally, the day after the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing) at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) (runway) at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. All ten NASA centers played some kind of a role and provided support for every space shuttle mission and for the operations of the Space Shuttle Program as a whole, however the Space Shuttle Program office was located at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Space Center (JSC) at Houston, TX.
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What is the name of the next space shuttle to be launched by NASA?
The shuttle program has been completed. There will be no more shuttle launches.
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 NASA shuttle program shut down?
NASA is shutting down the space program because the ISS (international space station) will no further need any assistance. NASA also has completed it missions with the space shuttle program just like it is done with Apollo. But this does 100% mean that NASA is not shutting down. Their are many other missions that future astronaut's will discover. Such as the Constellation Program, and mission to Mars.
Is NASA not sending anymore space shuttles into space?
Discovery was the last shuttle that launched. With her landing on March 9, 2011, the shuttle program ended.
Why did NASA retire the space shuttle program?
Because of budgets, the aging orbiters, and unfortunately.. Politics.
Is the space shuttle program over?
she was in nasa and nasa as a space shuttle is know shut down so yes the program is over
Who came up with the space shuttle program?
nasa
Why did nasa end the space shuttle program?
Too expensive.
What is the name of the next space shuttle to be launched by NASA?
The shuttle program has been completed. There will be no more shuttle launches.
In which industry are the flying shuttle and spinning jenny?
nasa"s space program
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. :):):):):)
Who built the space shuttle?
The Space Shuttle Program was Commissioned by NASA and built by the joint effoerts of United Space Alliance, Thiokol/ Alliant Techsystems, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing Rockwell. The Space Shuttle program has nothing to do with religion and spirituality.
Why was the NASA shuttle program shut down?
NASA is shutting down the space program because the ISS (international space station) will no further need any assistance. NASA also has completed it missions with the space shuttle program just like it is done with Apollo. But this does 100% mean that NASA is not shutting down. Their are many other missions that future astronaut's will discover. Such as the Constellation Program, and mission to Mars.
Is NASA not sending anymore space shuttles into space?
Discovery was the last shuttle that launched. With her landing on March 9, 2011, the shuttle program ended.
When the NASA space shuttle quit?
NASA space shuttle quit cause the wanted to make and improve there shuttle before use of them
Why did NASA retire the space shuttle program?
Because of budgets, the aging orbiters, and unfortunately.. Politics.
Name the four shuttle orbiters n NASA's fleet?
Atlantis, Endeavor, Discovery are the only Space Shuttles currently operating in NASA's Space Shuttle program (Challenger and Columbia were both lost in explosions).
