Space+shuttle

​ =Space shuttles. =

​There are many different types of space shuttles, the most common one is used by the United States. Nasa's space shuttle is called the Space transportation system. It's used by the U.S for human spaceflight missions. It began it's operations in the 1980's, it is set to retire in 2010 over after 130 launches. 

At launch the space shuttle has dark orange coloured external tank two white, slender solid rocket boosters also the orbiter which contains the crew and payload. Loacted on each side of the shuttle, the solid booster rockets holds solid fuel. When the fuel is gone the boosters fall back down to earth.

The shuttle lauches vertically off a mobile launch platform, it lifts off with it's two rocket boosters and three main engines. Round about two minutes after the shuttle has lifted off the SRBS are released and shortly begin falling into the ocean to be retrieved and re used.