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Space Shuttle orbiter
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Space Shuttle orbiter
The
Space Shuttle orbiter
was the
reusable
spaceplane
component of the
Space Shuttle
program
. Operated by
NASA
, the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into
low Earth orbit
, perform in-space operations, then
re-enter the atmosphere
and land as a
glider
, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the Earth.
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