space shuttle
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He first flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station in 2009.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has already cut the cost of reaching space by 95% relative to the space shuttle.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
But the channel proved its worth by providing speedy and continuous updates of stories like the assassination attempt on US President Ronald Reagan in 1981, and the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
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
When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
