Space Shuttle orbiter
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space-shuttle-orbiter-207-15236412
title:
Space Shuttle orbiter
text:
The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program. Operated from 1981 to 2011 by NASA, the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform in-space operations, then re-enter the atmosphere and land as a glider, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the Earth. Six orbiters were built for flight: Enterprise, Colu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_orbiter
date created:
2006-09-02T23:29:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T03:45:19Z
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