The space shuttle is operated by NASA and was paid for by the United States of America.The major contractor was North American Aviation (later Rockwell International, now Boeing).The contractor for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters was Morton Thiokol (now part of Alliant Techsystems), for the external tank, Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin), and for the Space shuttle main engines, Rocketdyne (now Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, part of United Technologies).
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
no an airplane cant go into space whereas a space shuttle can. they're made differently
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The first space shuttle, STA-099, was built in the late 1970s.
The first space shuttle, the Space Shuttle Columbia, was developed by NASA and made its first test flight on April 12, 1981. It was a reusable spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and cargo to and from space.
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sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
The first reusable space ship was the Space Shuttle created by NASA. Named Space Shuttle Columbia.
The first shuttle that went into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It made a total of 28 missions. The shuttle was commanded by pilot John Young who was the first one to land it as well.
the dimensions of the first space shuttle are what they are that is the way that they were made so if you have a problem wiht that deal with it
James Kay did not invent the first space shuttle. The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Enterprise, was developed by NASA and made its first test flight in 1977. The concept of a reusable space shuttle was proposed in the 1960s as a way to make space travel more cost-effective.