Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle, also known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA, the space agency of the United States, for human spaceflight missions. The system was composed of an orbiter launched with two reusable solid rocket boosters and a disposable external fuel tank. The orbiter carried astronauts and payloads such as satellites, space station parts, and supplies to and from low Earth orbit. The Space Shuttle program, which ran from 1972 to 2011, was a significant milestone in space exploration, enabling the construction of the International Space Station (ISS) and facilitating numerous scientific research and satellite deployment missions. The term "Space Shuttle" in Hebrew is חללית מעבורת (transliteration: Chalalit Ma'avarot). In Russian, it is known as космический челнок (transliteration: kosmicheskiy chelnok), and in Japanese, it is referred to as スペースシャトル (transliteration: supēsu shatoru).