The Space Shuttle was a
partially reusable low Earth
orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space
Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation
System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable
spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. The
first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational
flights beginning in 1982. They were used on a total of 135 missions from 1981
to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and
the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in
orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. The
Shuttle fleet's total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23
seconds
Credit Given To: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
Interesting article. Try changing the font in Blogger so it's all the same color. It would make it easier to read on the eyes.
ReplyDeletethanks Elizabeth! For some reason, the template auto defaults everything to black text even though I edit it! White didn't work for some reason, so I was able to make it yellow :-)
DeleteI agree with Elizabeth, an easier to read font would make it much easier to read and enjoy your posts! appreciating all the fun facts about space though!
ReplyDeleteHopefully that makes it easier for you, Megan! Blogger's template is terrible... it kept auto defaulting everything on the public side to black, but to me it looked fine
DeleteI always look forward to your posts. I could easily become a Space Geek. I was once lucky enough to spend a day working with a Shuttle Astronaut--Kathy Sullivan, the first US Woman to walk in space. Cant wait to read whats next!
ReplyDeletethanks Kevin! I usually sit in the back right of the class (last row corner seat). If you're interested in space stuff, I can show you some of my astro photography pics! I'm travelling to Aruba this August to get pics of the milky way
DeleteHmmm, I was not really able to read this, it's black type on black.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the color change helps! It keeps auto defaulting the public side to black text for some reason!
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