Space Shuttles
Joe D. Prevratil - 4
The First Space Shuttle Launch
April 12, 1981, is the day the first shuttle launch and that launch belonged to the first space shuttle ever made called the Columbia space shuttle.
All the Space Shuttles
There are multiple space shuttles in the world hear are their names Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor. But as you no sinse January 28, 1986 the Challenger is no more.
The Space Shuttles Main Parts
- The space shuttle has three main parts, called the two solid rocket booster (SRB)s - critical for launch, external fuel tank (ET) carries fuel for the mission, and finally the orbiter - carries astronauts and pay load.
Event Information
The Challenger Disaster
On this day seven people died Commander Dick Scobee, shuttle pilot Mike Smith, Judith Resnik,EllisOnizuka,Christa,McAuliffe,and so on.
When?
Tuesday, Jan 28, 1986, 11:30 AM
Where?
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Space Shuttle Launch NASA Atlantis to the International Space Station