The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was the Space Transportation System (STS), taken from the 1969 plan led by U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 38.9ft (11.9m)
- Length 51.5ft (15.7m)
- Height 26.6ft (8.1m)
- Empty Weight 17,395lbs (7,890kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,231lbs (9,176kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.999
- Wing Loading 41.6lbs/ft2 (202.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 486.7ft2 (45.2m2)
- Drag Points 11059
Parts
- Number of Parts 79
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 355
