A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft that is designed to carry astronauts and cargo into space. It is capable of launching like a rocket, orbiting Earth like a spacecraft, and landing like an airplane. The most well-known space shuttle program was operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011.
The Space Shuttle program, operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011, aimed to put spacecraft into orbit and safely return them to Earth. It successfully launched numerous missions, deploying satellites, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, and constructing the International Space Station. The program's design allowed for reusable spacecraft, making it a significant milestone in human spaceflight.
The "Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter" was sent to Mars in August 2005, arriving there in 2006. The probe "Mars Science Laboratory" and its rover, Curiosity, were launched on November 26, 2011 and were scheduled to arrive at Mars in August, 2012.
The International Space Station (ISS) was launched in segments between 1998 and 2011. The first module, Zarya, was launched on November 20, 1998.
Space shuttles are reusable spacecraft that were used by NASA to transport astronauts and cargo to space. They were launched like a rocket and landed like a glider. The space shuttle program operated from 1981 to 2011.
The probe "Mars Science Laboratory" (MSL) and its rover, Curiosity, were launched on November 26, 2011 and were scheduled to arrive at Mars in August, 2012.
The most recent spacecraft to study Jupiter is the Juno spacecraft, which was launched by NASA in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter in 2016. Juno's mission is focused on studying Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetic field, and gravitational field in order to improve our understanding of the gas giant's composition and formation.
It was already launched on 7 January 2011.
Curiosity was launched in Oct. 2011
A spacecraft visited in 2011, not 2012. There is currently one spacecraft in orbit around Mercury. NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) probe.It was launched on August 3, 2004 and entered orbit on March 18, 2011. NASA has announced that it will extend the mission longer in the harsh environments of Mercury.For more information check the MESSENGER wikipedia article.
the galileo, however it was destroyed in 2003 and a new spacecraft will be sent out in 2011
A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft that is designed to carry astronauts and cargo into space. It is capable of launching like a rocket, orbiting Earth like a spacecraft, and landing like an airplane. The most well-known space shuttle program was operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011.
Atlantis to be launched in June 2011.
2011
August 2011
The NASA craft currently orbiting Mercury is called the MESSENGER spacecraft. It was launched in 2004 and entered orbit around Mercury in 2011 to study the planet's composition, geology, and magnetic field.
The ferry will be called "Finlaggan"