None of them crashed. Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986 due to a SRB explosion. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry in 2003 due to a whole in it's left wing from foam from the ET hitting it during launch.
5 NASA Shuttles have been into space. Of those 5 shuttles, 2 were unfortunately destroyed. There has been a total of 135 Space missions using the space shuttle between the years 1980 and 2011 :)
Both rockets and space shuttles have been used for space travel. Rockets are typically used to launch spacecraft into orbit, while space shuttles are reusable spacecraft that can carry astronauts and cargo to and from space. Many astronauts have traveled in both rockets and space shuttles over the years.
Yes, Space Shuttles carried people into space for many years. Today they have been retired and are no longer in use.
A Space Shuttle has never taken a human to the moon.
The Space Shuttle is already being replaced, and will be retired in 2010.
30 years
For 30 years.
From April 1981 to July 2011 when the Space Shuttle was retired.
5 NASA Shuttles have been into space. Of those 5 shuttles, 2 were unfortunately destroyed. There has been a total of 135 Space missions using the space shuttle between the years 1980 and 2011 :)
Both rockets and space shuttles have been used for space travel. Rockets are typically used to launch spacecraft into orbit, while space shuttles are reusable spacecraft that can carry astronauts and cargo to and from space. Many astronauts have traveled in both rockets and space shuttles over the years.
No, but it did ground the program for 2 years.
Yes, Space Shuttles carried people into space for many years. Today they have been retired and are no longer in use.
A Space Shuttle has never taken a human to the moon.
The Space Shuttle is already being replaced, and will be retired in 2010.
Adam Chen has written: 'Celebrating 30 years of the space shuttle' -- subject(s): Space shuttles, Anniversaries, Space Shuttle Program (U.S.), History
No, the Mir space station was deorbited and intentionally crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2001 after 15 years in orbit.
NASA's space shuttles were not designed for long space missions; the initial idea was to build shuttles to reach the Moon. The present-day space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit. The aging shuttle fleet (approaching thirty years old) is due to be retired. The Orion spacecraft will carry the next major American space missions.