0
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 -.-
What else can I help you with?
The first space shuttle?
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.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
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.
What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
Why did the us stop sending people into space after Apollo program ended?
The United States did not stop sending people into space after the Apollo program was cancelled. People were sent into space using the then new Space Shuttle program, which was cancelled in 2011. Now Americans are sent to space using commercial spaceflight from companies like SpaceX, VentureStar, and Ad Astra.
What was the name of the Russian space shuttle that flew one mission and got cancelled?
Buran
What nations have their own space shuttle program?
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.
What was the last space shuttle ever built?
Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.
The first space shuttle?
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.
How did the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster affect television?
U.S. President Ronald Regan cancelled one of his meetings to hold a memorial service on T.V.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
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.
What was the name of the space shuttle in The Challenger disaster?
The name of the space shuttle was Challenger.
Why the space shuttle had to do with space?
The space shuttle went into space and studied outer space.
What was the 1st name of the space shuttle?
Of the first Space Shuttle; Enterprise. Of the first space worthy Space Shuttle; Columbia.
What was the 2nd space shuttle in space?
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
Why did the us stop sending people into space after Apollo program ended?
The United States did not stop sending people into space after the Apollo program was cancelled. People were sent into space using the then new Space Shuttle program, which was cancelled in 2011. Now Americans are sent to space using commercial spaceflight from companies like SpaceX, VentureStar, and Ad Astra.
What was US's space shuttle called?
Space Shuttle.
