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None. The space shuttle came after the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects (Apollo got us to the moon.) The space shuttle was intended to be a freighter of sorts - ferrying materials, satellites and people from Earth's surface to low earth orbit (LEO) and possibly to one or more space stations in geosynchronous orbit. The shuttle was never intended for long distance flights to the moon or further**. They are to be retired next year (2010.)
The first space shuttle launch was in 1981, 12 years after the first moon landing in 1969 and 9 years after the last manned trip to the moon. {If you use the official term for a moon landing, both manned and unmanned, then the Soviet Union landed an unmanned vehicle on the moon in 1966, 15 years before the first space shuttle launch.)
** Half of the shuttle (the black underbelly) is landing/shield tiles that burn off as it lands: if you were making a ship for space (and not our atmosphere) you wouldn't need these tiles, you'd need shielding but not the tiles.
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What was the first space shuttle ever built?
The first space shuttle ever built was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was constructed as a prototype and test vehicle and never flew into space. Enterprise was used for approach and landing tests before the operational shuttle flights began with Columbia.
When was the NASA shuttle landing facility built?
The NASA shuttle landing facility was built in 1983. The first time the landing was used was in February 1984.
What was the name of the space shuttle involved in the first lunar landing?
The Apollo 11 mission, not a space shuttle, was involved in the first lunar landing. The lunar module named "Eagle" carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon's surface on July 20, 1969.
What was the first space shuttle which never went into space called?
The first space shuttle to be built but never flew into space was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was used for approach and landing tests during the late 1970s.
When was the last space shuttle landing?
The last space shuttle landing was by Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 21 at 5:57 a.m. EDT.
What was the first space shuttle ever built?
The first space shuttle ever built was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was constructed as a prototype and test vehicle and never flew into space. Enterprise was used for approach and landing tests before the operational shuttle flights began with Columbia.
When was the NASA shuttle landing facility built?
The NASA shuttle landing facility was built in 1983. The first time the landing was used was in February 1984.
What was the name of the space shuttle involved in the first lunar landing?
The Apollo 11 mission, not a space shuttle, was involved in the first lunar landing. The lunar module named "Eagle" carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon's surface on July 20, 1969.
What was the first space shuttle which never went into space called?
The first space shuttle to be built but never flew into space was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was used for approach and landing tests during the late 1970s.
When was the last space shuttle landing?
The last space shuttle landing was by Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 21 at 5:57 a.m. EDT.
How was an Apollo landing on earth different to space shuttle landing?
a shuttle has wheels an Apollo has no wheels
First shuttle into space and to return was?
The first shuttle to enter space and return was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981. It was the first mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and made a successful landing back on Earth two days later.
Name of the first space shuttle built for NASA?
The first space shuttle built for NASA was named "Enterprise." It was used for approach and landing tests in the atmosphere, but it never flew in space.
Can space shuttle circle the runway before landing?
No, the space shuttle did not have the capability to circle the runway like traditional airplanes due to its design and trajectory upon re-entry. It followed a predetermined path and did not have the ability to change its landing location.
Who invented the space shuttle?
NASA developed the Space Shuttle as the United States "Space Transportation System" (STS). The first unpowered Shuttle landing was by the "Enterprise" on August 12, 1977, and the first space mission by the shuttle Columbia on April 12-14, 1981.
When did space shuttles stop landing in the ocean?
The space shuttles stopped landing in the ocean in 1981. In response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred in 1986, all subsequent shuttle missions landed on the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Are there anymore space shuttle landings?
Unfortunately there are no more space shuttle launches or landings. The last space shuttle landing was by Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 21 at 5:57 a.m. EDT.
