UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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rocket
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space shuttle
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space probe
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rover
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Detailed explanation-1: -NASA’s space shuttle was the world’s first reusable spacecraft. It launched like a rocket and returned to Earth like a glider, landing like an airplane on a long concrete runway. It was designed to carry large payloads-such as satellites-into orbit and bring them back, if necessary, for repairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q. What are the names of the Space Shuttle orbiters? A. Their names, in the order they were built, are Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
Detailed explanation-3: -The space shuttle Columbia is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, becoming the first reusable manned spacecraft to travel into space. Piloted by astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W.
Detailed explanation-4: -NASA uses rockets and spacecraft to send humans into space. Some spacecraft go where humans cannot travel.