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That was the intent behind the Space Shuttle program: a reusable vehicle that could ferry astronauts to orbit and back to the ground. The biggest problem was complexity. A trillion parts and all had to work, again and again and again in the harshest of conditions. NASA is 'mothballing' (closing) the shuttles in 2010 - they are old and decrepit and get more dangerous by the day. The new project is named 'Orion' and will be one time use designs that are proven cheap and safe.
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What are the names of space shuttles being built?
NASA space shuttles
Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Are the Space Shuttles going to fly again?
It is not expected that the Space Shuttles will fly again.
How do shuttles and stations get into space?
Stations are built in space; Shuttles use rocket boosters.
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
Where does the Canadian Space Agency launch shuttles from?
no place, nobody has space shuttles anymore
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
Why do you have space shuttles?
The question is a little moot, since we don't have space shuttles any more.
Do shuttles carry people?
if you are talking about space shuttles yes they do.
