Us Space Shuttle
As humanity s first reusable spacecraft the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce.
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Ov 102 was the first space rated orbiter in nasa s space shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission sts 1 on april 12 1981 the first flight of the space shuttle program. The space shuttle was the first operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse.
The space shuttle columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on february 1 2003 when the space shuttle columbia ov 102 disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew members. Space shuttle missions have included. National aeronautics and space administration nasa.
During the 1950s the united states air force proposed using a reusable piloted glider to. The final space shuttle mission sts 135 ended july 21 2011 when atlantis rolled to a stop at its home port nasa s kennedy space center in florida. Space shuttle design and development.
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The shuttle was used as a tool to test out space station operations principally by bringing americans to the former soviet space station mir to perform long duration missions side by side with.