The space shuttle Discovery has flown the most times of all the space shuttle orbiters.
most of the time, a space shuttle is sent unmanned to space with the satellite on the top of the shuttle. Then they send the sattelite further into space for good precision on the Earth, or other planets.
Yes, I'm a Planetary Society member too, and I want to know as well! ;-p
The space shuttle was built to be able to fly 100 times each before being retired. The space shuttle with the most flights is Discovery with 36
The Space Shuttle Discoveryhas completed the mostsuccessful missions.Written By,Brainiocity And The Y Productions.
The most famous space shuttle is the Space Shuttle Challenger, mainly because of the tragic disaster that occurred in 1986 when it exploded shortly after liftoff, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board. The Challenger disaster had a profound impact on the space program and led to a reassessment of NASA's safety protocols.
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probably the U.S. space shuttle, although the Russian Soyuz has flown alot, too, all the news reporters say differently, the conflict in space partnership between the U.S. and Russia has caused problems...
The Space Shuttle was the first US spacecraft built to accommodate more than 3 astronauts. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle, most cargo is carried to the ISS by unmanned rockets.
The final space shuttle launch was on July 8, 2011. The shuttle Atlantis embarked on the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, marking the end of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
If we were to ask NASA what is the most difficult part of getting a shuttle into space, I believe the answer would be, getting the appropriation through Congress.
Eight, on the shuttle Challenger mission STS 61A in 1985.
A space shuttle isn't a probe, because humans are able to fly it. Not only that, but a space probe is most likely NOT to have life-support systems aboard.