Well it was canceled because NASA is instituting a new rocket called the Ares and they are having a whole new program called Constellation. They want to put people on Mars with these and you cannot do that with the space shuttle. And they are also doing it because they are stupid really. The space shuttles make way more sense then the new program they are going to have -.-
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
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.
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
Buran
The United States had a 30 year old Space Shuttle Program with 135 mission. Russia built their own Space Shuttle called the Buran to compete with the US, but the program only had 1 mission before being cancelled.
Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.
The first space shuttle developed by NASA was the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which never flew in space and was used for atmospheric flight tests. The first space shuttle to reach space was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981.
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.
The space shuttle went into space and studied outer space.
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
U.S. President Ronald Regan cancelled one of his meetings to hold a memorial service on T.V.
Space Shuttle.
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Enterprise is in New York, Space Shuttle Discovery is in Virginia, Space Shuttle Atlantis is in Florida, and Space Shuttle Endeavour is in California.