Space Shuttle

Overview

NASA's partially reusable crewed launch system — a winged orbiter with an external tank and two solid rocket boosters — that flew 135 missions building the ISS and servicing Hubble.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Part of programSpace Shuttle program
• Launched fromLaunch Complex 39A
• Launched fromLaunch Complex 39B
• Has stageSpace Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
• Basis forSpace Launch System (SLS)

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.