Our World: Meet the Orbiters

Join Orby, the Orbiter, as she shares some fun facts about NASA's space shuttles. Did you know the shuttles traveled more than 826 million kilometers? Or that each shuttle was named after an important sailing ship? Find out where the shuttles will find a home now that they have been retired.

Background Information

Grades K through 5

• NASA Facts About the Space Shuttles
• NASA Space Shuttle: A Mighty Machine
• NASA The Orbiter
• NASA What Was the Space Shuttle?

Grades K through 8

• NASA Retired Space Shuttle Locations
• NASA Shuttle Basics
• NASA Space Shuttle
• NASA Space Shuttle Era

Grades K through 12

• NASA The Space Shuttle

Activities

Grades K through 8

• AXM Paper Space Shuttle Models
• NASA Education on the Space Shuttle

Grades K through 12

• NASA 3D Models of Space Shuttle