What is space shuttle ?

space shuttle

⇏ The space shuttle is the world's first reusable spacecraft and the first spacecraft in the world which could carry large satellites both to and from orbit. The shuttle launches like a rocket, manoeuvres in Earth orbit like space crafts and lands like an aeroplane. Each of the three satellites orbiters now in operations:- Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour is designed to fly at least 100 missions. So far, all together they have flown a combined total of less than one-fourth of that.

Human spaceflight vehicle capable of reaching low Earth orbit commissioned and operated by the US National Aeronautics and space administration {NASA} from 1981 to 2001. There are too many space agencies working on space shuttles such as Nasa, Isro, Roscomos and so on.

Solid Rocket Boosters:-

1. Length:- 45.45m
2. Diameter :- 3.71m
3. Empty weight ;- 68000 kg
4. Burn time :- 124s
5. Specific Impulse :- 269 seconds 
6. Thurst :- 12500 kn 

System stack:-

1. Hight:- 56m
2. Gross liftoff weight:- 2000000kg
3. Total liftoff Thrust:- 30160 KN