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Space Shuttle

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partially reusable launch system and space plane developed by NASA (1981–2011)

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The Space Shuttle was a reusable spacecraft system developed by NASA that could carry astronauts and cargo to orbit and back, operating from 1981 to 2011. It was significant because it was the first spacecraft designed to be launched multiple times, making space travel more routine than previous one-time-use rockets, though it also had higher operational costs and safety challenges than initially expected.

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Subclass of: reusable launch vehicle
Part of: Space Shuttle program
Has part: Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
Country of origin: United States
Diameter: 343
Manufacturer: Boeing
Image: STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg
Height: 2209
Has use: orbital spaceflight

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start point: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04266014-n
Commons category: Space Shuttles
Commons gallery: Space Shuttle
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/SpaceShuttle
topic has template: Template:Infobox space shuttle
powered by: Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
first flight: 1981-04-12
different from: space shuttle

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