Space Shuttle. The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system that was operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
Partially reusable launch system and spacecraft. The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system that was operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.
The space shuttle is made up of four parts: an orbiter (the shuttle itself), two solid rocket boosters (both reusable) and one external fuel tank (which is not reusable). This space craft is launched in an upright position attached to the 2 solid rocket boosters and the external fuel tank.