Real World: Legacy of NASA’s Space Shuttle – Because It Flew

Use a graph to learn more about the history of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. Find out how mission complexity increased over time, leading to new careers and innovations that will launch us into the next stage of space exploration. See how important the Shuttle was, just because it flew!

Background Information

Grades 6 through 8

• NASA What Was the Space Shuttle?
• NASA Facts About the Space Shuttles
• NASA Space Shuttle
• NASA The Orbiter
• NASA Toward a History of the Space Shuttle