Launchpad: NASA’s Space Shuttle – A Workhorse in Action
People from across the country worked together to make sure NASA's Space Shuttles could complete their missions. Learn how this unique workhorse is responsible for amazing advances in astrophysics and planetary science, just because it flew.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Facts About the Space Shuttles
- NASA NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives
- NASA Space Shuttle
- NASA The Orbiter
- NASA Toward a History of the Space Shuttle
- NASA What Was the Space Shuttle?
Activities
Grades 9 through 12