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Space Shuttle
Shuttle Patch.svg
Space shuttle program insignia
ManufacturerUnited Space Alliance
Thiokol/Alliant Techsystems (SRBs)
Lockheed Martin/Martin Marietta (ET)
Boeing/Rockwell (orbiter)
Country of originUnited States
Specifications
Spacecraft typeCrewed orbital launch and reentry
Payload capacity27,500 kilograms (60,600 pounds)
Crew capacity8
Production
StatusRetired
Built5
Retired3
Lost2
First launch12 April 1981, 12:00:03 (1981-04-12UTC12:00:03Z) UTC
Last launch8 July 2011 15:29:00 (2011-07-08UTC15:30Z) UTC
← Apollo programOrion program

The Space Shuttle was a spacecraft which was used by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. Space Shuttles were used to carry astronauts and cargo into space. Cargo such as satellites, parts of a space station or scientific instruments were taken up into space by the space shuttle. It was a new kind of spacecraft because it could be used many times.

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