space shuttle

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In the 1980s, we heard about the space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft that would be used for Earth-to-orbit missions, including eventually to the International Space Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

During the space shuttle era in 1981 to 2011, astronauts spent two to three weeks in space.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It had already been quite a year: the doomed Challenger space shuttle had exploded months earlier, and the disaster at Chernobyl was on everyone’s minds.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

The final space shuttle mission ended when the Atlantis landed on July 21, 2011.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson