Space Shuttle Columbia was forced to land at White Sands, NM because of flooding at the original site. This took place on STS-3 on March 30, 1982.
The Space Shuttle is better than previous spacecraft because of the fact that it is reusable. NASA doesn't need to build a new shuttle every time they need to do a mission, they can just do nessasary maitenence and launch it again. Past spacecraft would do the mission, then land in the ocean, and never be used again. The shuttle will land like an airplane, so it isn't destroyed on impact, and it will be used again.
your space or you own it
Stop the white settlement of their land - Apex
so they can have more space too chill
White southerners wanted the native americans 'Valuable land
STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission, and was the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on 22 March 1982, and lasted eight days. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank, and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor nearLas Cruces, New Mexico
no. at least not a shuttle by itself. There may have been a stopover of a shuttle on top of the 747 shuttle carrier at some point, but I don't have any way of checking that. Shuttles have landed at Kennedy Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base (California), and White Sands, New Mexico.
The Columbia didn't land "on the white sands", it landed at White Sands Missile Range. In 1982, STS-3 was planned as a 7 day flight. However, it was extended an extra day because of high winds at the backup landing site, Northrop Strip, at White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico, since the planned landing site at Edwards AFB had flooded due to excessive rain. The orbiters were not yet landing at the Cape. A large-scale equipment movement from Edwards AFB to White Sands was undertaken during the mission to ensure that a landing could be fully supported.
The Space Shuttle has to be landed manually.
The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts all landed in the ocean. The Space Shuttle lands either at Kennedy Space Center or Edwards Air Force Base. STS-3 was the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor near Las Cruces, New Mexico. 12 astronauts have also landed on the moon.
No space shuttle has ever been to Jupiter
The last space shuttle landed July 21, 2011.
The first shuttle that went into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It made a total of 28 missions. The shuttle was commanded by pilot John Young who was the first one to land it as well.
It is the shuttle land like a normal glider?
The space shuttle would not be able to land on an Aircraft carrier. It needs a lot longer runway.
The Space Shuttle doesn't land in the ocean it lands on a runaway.
No. The space shuttle is built for low Earth orbit, not moon landings.