The US space shuttles were built to provide a more cost-effective and reusable way to transport astronauts and cargo to space, with the goal of making space missions more routine and accessible. They were also intended to help build and maintain the International Space Station.
The Space Shuttles are old, expensive, and outdated. Two of the five US space shuttles were destroyed in accidents that killed all on board, which raised concerns about the safety of the spacecraft as well.
The space shuttles were owned by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), a government agency in the United States. The space shuttle program was managed and operated by NASA for space missions and exploration.
3 Atlantis, Endeavor,and Discovery While the physical number is actually three.....As of this morning 3/9/11 with the Discovery`s Final Landing,there are only Two working Shuttles remaining in service....
They laaunch from Florida, from the Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle missions, as well as all US manned space flights, were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (east of Orlando).
Rockets, help us today because they can take us to space which is miles away from Earth. We don't use space shuttles today because they use up all their gas really quickly and it takes a long time to get to space by space shuttles so instead of space shuttles we have rockets that help us today to get to space.
No, all remaining Space Shuttles have been retired and are now in museums across the country.
Rockets, help us today because they can take us to space which is miles away from Earth. We don't use space shuttles today because they use up all their gas really quickly and it takes a long time to get to space by space shuttles so instead of space shuttles we have rockets that help us today to get to space.
The US space shuttles were built to provide a more cost-effective and reusable way to transport astronauts and cargo to space, with the goal of making space missions more routine and accessible. They were also intended to help build and maintain the International Space Station.
The Space Shuttles are old, expensive, and outdated. Two of the five US space shuttles were destroyed in accidents that killed all on board, which raised concerns about the safety of the spacecraft as well.
By the space race
The space shuttles were owned by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), a government agency in the United States. The space shuttle program was managed and operated by NASA for space missions and exploration.
So far, technology has only allowed us to travel to space in rockets/space shuttles.
When two shuttles blew up in 1986, the US President was Ronald Reagan. The two failed space shuttles are: the Space Shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 and the Delta 3914 on May 3, 1986.
3 Atlantis, Endeavor,and Discovery While the physical number is actually three.....As of this morning 3/9/11 with the Discovery`s Final Landing,there are only Two working Shuttles remaining in service....
They laaunch from Florida, from the Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle missions, as well as all US manned space flights, were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida (east of Orlando).
Rockets, help us today because they can take us to space which is miles away from Earth. We don't use space shuttles today because they use up all their gas really quickly and it takes a long time to get to space by space shuttles so instead of space shuttles we have rockets that help us today to get to space.