SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SPACE EXPLORATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference between early spacecrafts and the space shuttle is ____
A
only the space shuttle could be used for more than one flight
B
only the space shuttle could carry human astronauts
C
only the space shuttle could travel outside the solar syster
D
only the space shuttle could go to Jupiter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A space probe is an unmanned spacecraft. A robot. It operates in space, or it could land on another world and operate there. The Space Shuttle was a specific spacecraft designed to carry cargo and personnel up into Low Earth Orbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -At launch, the Space Shuttle also includes two recoverable solid rocket boosters and a large red-colored external tank containing fuel which can only be used once. The Space Shuttle might be bigger than a 747, but the orbiter is much smaller.

Detailed explanation-3: -A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew in orbit for an extended period of time and is therefore a type of space habitat. It lacks major propulsion or landing systems. An orbital station or an orbital space station is an artificial satellite (i.e., a type of orbital spaceflight).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Shuttle is the only winged crewed spacecraft to have achieved orbit and landing, and the first reusable crewed space vehicle that made multiple flights into orbit.

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