Space Shuttle
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
The Space Transportation System (STS) included the reusable Shuttle Orbiter and Solid Rocket Boosters, plus the expendable External Fuel Tank.
The Shuttle Orbiter was 122 feet long with a wingspan of 78 feet.
The five Shuttle Orbiters flew in space for a total of more than three and a half years.
Nearly all of the Navy / Marine astronauts were US Naval Test Pilot School graduates.
