The five general purpose computers (GPCs) on the space shuttle only have about 1 megabyte of memory. Although 1 megabyte might not seem like much by today's standards, the computers run very efficiently. Because the space shuttle's computers do not require a complex graphic interface or any of the many games and programs on a home computer, 1 megabyte is all that is required. All the computer does is process raw data from the shuttle's sensors, and coordinate the shuttle's functions.
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the space shuttle weighed as much as roman
The average cost of a space shuttle mission is $450 million
A space shuttle's weight at liftoff is approximately 4.5 million pounds.
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Enough to carry a bus in it's payload bay.
200,000 pounds
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The space shuttle program ended in 2011, so there are no more planned space shuttle flights. NASA has shifted its focus to other spacecraft and rockets for future missions to space.
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The space shuttle's main engines provided approximately 418,000 pounds of thrust each, and the solid rocket boosters provided an additional 1.3 million pounds of thrust each. Together, this allowed the space shuttle to break Earth's orbit and reach space.
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