The ISS and shuttle programs were designed as a stepping stone to interplanetary travel. The programs test the ability of humans to endure long periods of exposure to living in space and conduct experiments on long term affects of space travel. Space travel to other planets would be best initiated outside the earths atmosphere and the Space Shuttle, as the name implies is the vehicle designed to transcend earth's atmosphere with equipment, supplies and astronauts.
they both can be used in space to do missions
No, not all space shuttles docked at the International Space Station. The Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, and prior to that, shuttles visited several destinations including the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Russian Mir space station.
Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
If you mean the international space station, then there are 13 people on board
Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir in 1995. This mission, known as STS-71, marked the first shuttle mission to dock with a space station.
they both can be used in space to do missions
The main mission of the space shuttle program was to provide transportation for both astronauts and supplies, to and from the international space station. There were several other missions as well.
there was 2 .. launching to get to the international space station up in space
No, not all space shuttles docked at the International Space Station. The Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, and prior to that, shuttles visited several destinations including the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Russian Mir space station.
According to NASA there have been a total of 119 shuttle missions of which 110 occured.
Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.
Space Shuttle program was created in 1981.
If you mean the international space station, then there are 13 people on board
Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station Mir in 1995. This mission, known as STS-71, marked the first shuttle mission to dock with a space station.
The last Space Shuttle to go into space and to the Space Station was Endeavour
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.
the last nasa launched a space shuttle was on march 18