2007-04-18 12:36:41 · 6 answers · asked by dominicana 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
the space shuttle program (officially known as the space transportation system [STS]) is NASA's idea of a reusable launch vehicle to perform experiments, start and finish the construction of the international space station and other activities such as sending satelites and telescopes into space. the winged shaped orbiter, is one of the two parts of the space shuttle that are re-usable, the other part being the solid rocket boosters which lif the shuttle off the pad and power it through early stages of ascent.
2007-04-18 15:11:42 · answer #1 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA's entire operation in charge of preparing the space shuttles, launching them, and bringing them back. The whole deal, top to bottom, administrators to flight control to astronauts is known as the space shuttle program.
2007-04-18 19:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by Chad P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA launching space shuttles into space with people and gathering information about space and the zero G environment
2007-04-18 19:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by adam w 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An extremely expensive way to figure out that some scientists are bad at math.
NASA administrators claim the shuttle loss rate is 0.3%, when we have lost 2 shuttles in 117 flights.
2007-04-18 19:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just about extinct... NASA will be phasing it out in the next few years
2007-04-18 19:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
type in NASA in the seach engine
2007-04-18 19:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by lill m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋