UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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could be used only on
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could be used many times to carry astronauts into orbit
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was a space probe
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was the vehicle that carried astronauts to the moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The space shuttle carried as many as seven astronauts at a time to and from space. In all, 355 people flew on the shuttle. Some of them flew more than one time. During its history, the space shuttle flew many different types of missions.
Detailed explanation-2: -An international crew of seven people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. Sometimes more are aboard the station during a crew handover. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -How many space shuttles were there? Six space shuttles were built, but only five ever flew in space. Enterprise: The first space shuttle never launched, but was used for atmospheric flight tests after being released from the back of a Boeing 747.
Detailed explanation-5: -WHAT DOES THE SHUTTLE CARRY? The United States created the Space Shuttle as a reusable launch vehicle to carry astronauts and cargo into space and back again. It is made from three parts-a winged ORBITER, an external fuel tank, and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs).