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Everybody knew it was the end to the Mercury space shuttle needed to end when mercury crashed into it. After this the remodeling started and they were unable to fix it so they bombed it and that was the end. There is now a piece of this shuttle in the Indianapolis Museum of Science in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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What came first in the American space program the shuttle or Mercury?
Mercury.
How many manned Mercury Space Shuttle missions were there?
None. We have not had a manned mission to Mercury yet. The space shuttle would be unable to make that type of trip.
Could a space shuttle land on mercury?
No. There is no air on Mercury for the wings to catch.
When did Space Shuttle program end?
Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
What are the names of the 3 space programs prior to the space shuttle?
Gemini, Mercury, and Apollo.
What was not a space shuttle orbiter?
Apollo, Mercury, Gemini, Soyuz, etc.
Which shuttle found Mercury?
The earliest recorded observation of Mercury was around 1000 BC, well before the Space Shuttle. Officially, Copernicus is credited with recognizing Mercury as a Planet in 1543 AD.
What is the next space shuttle going to look like?
there isn't going to be a next space shuttle- the shuttle program is set to end in the middle of 2010
How did the space shuttle challenger end up?
The Challenger space shuttle blew up because of a faulty O-ring.
Why did nasa end the space shuttle program?
Too expensive.
What is the second space program to send an American into outer space?
As I recall, the programs ran in this order: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, ISS .
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
