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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttles are reusable spacecraft with wings for controlled descent into the atmosphere. They are designed to transport astronauts between earth and an orbiting space station and to deploy and retrieve satellites. Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour are the three Space Shuttles in operation today.
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Who went and done the first launch of the space shuttle in 1980?
The first Space Shuttle launch was on April 12th, 1981. NASA (USA) launched Space Shuttle Columbia on STS-1.
How is the dragon spacecraft similar to the space shuttles?
It is similar in that it goes in to orbit and comes back, goes to and supplies the ISS, and can be manned. The similarities really end there as dragon is a capsule that flies on top of a rocket, it is not a plane like vehicle like the shuttle
What was the name of the first spaceship to carry someone into space?
The Vostok 1 was nicknamed Lastochka meaning Swallow .
Have space shuttles and current rockets taken humans as far as the moon in recent years?
A Space Shuttle has never taken a human to the moon.
Where are the shuttles retired at?
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.
How much gas did the toytota use in California to pull the space shuttle 12 miles?
The Toyota Tundra didn't pull Endeavour 12 miles, it pulled it less than 1/4 of a mile over a bridge.
How tall was the 1969 space shuttle?
No Space Shuttle existed in 1969. The first shuttle launched in 1981.
Space Shuttle Challenger failed during launch. Space Shuttle Columbia failed during reentry.
Can you rent a space shuttle and go to the moon?
Yes. Provided that you can A) rent a space shuttle (for which you will have to talk to NASA, or to various universities and musea) and B) find some means to go to the moon (for which a space shuttle is not suited).
Where is the NASA space shuttle program located?
NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has been retired following the end of the last space shuttle mission, STS-135 (Space Transportation System 135), which landed in the pre-dawn darkness hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011 (coincidentally, the day after the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing) at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) (runway) at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. All ten NASA centers played some kind of a role and provided support for every space shuttle mission and for the operations of the Space Shuttle Program as a whole, however the Space Shuttle Program office was located at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Space Center (JSC) at Houston, TX.
Why do rockets and spaceshuttles break up when travelling in space?
The only reason for the rocket is to fire the shuttle out of the earths atmosphere, once in space the rocket is no longer needed and there for they detach.
What are some research goals for the Atlantis space shuttle?
there were some good ones but they shut down so there gone
What rocket carried Yuri gagarin in to space?
Yuri Gagarin was carried to space in the Vostok-1 spacecraft (a Vostok 3KA spacecraft), which was carried into space onboard a Vostok-K (more specifically a Vostok-8K72K) rocket.
How cold would a space shuttle get in space?
The Shuttle experienced temperature swings between the day/night terminator of between +140° C and -140° C. All Earth orbital satellites are also tested to those temperature extremes prior to launch.
