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 * The Space Shuttle Program**

The space shuttle program was born right after the America's urge to out due the soviet union in the race to the moon, and we won. They wanted to create a reusable rocket, and the first one was the Silbervogal who thought of it, later to become America's space shuttle. The space shuttle was born in a brilliant mind in 1981 and ended with the //Atlantis// mission in 2011. While in orbit the space shuttle travels around our world at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour. The space shuttle is the world's first reusable space craft, that I have already stated. That makes the space shuttle even more of a big deal. The space shuttle is made up of two solid rock boosters, the external tank, and the orbiter. The longest any space shuttle has stayed in orbit is 17.5 days, and this record was achieved in November 1996. And, the first shuttle to have a mission was //Columbia// that was launched from Florida's very own Kennedy Space Center, while the last shuttle to have this honor was the //Atlantis//. The space shuttle has most definitely changed the space program for the better, because it brought astronauts to and from space stations more efficiently. Plus, creating such a thing puts us on top of other countries, since we were the first to put the constructing of the space shuttle in to action, but we got the idea from a German. It has also influenced many students to take on astronomy and engineering as a career. The space shuttle has not influenced Florida in a bad way. It has made us be interested in a career along these lines, and make us excited to see the space shuttle launch. The space shuttle has also made Florida famous in even more ways. It's now a popular tourist attraction for the Kennedy Space Shuttle in Cape Canaveral. People come from all over the world just to view the space shuttle launching. That proves even more that the space shuttle is great. All of this proves that the space shuttle is very great, and was actually pretty fun to research. The space shuttle program came from a German, and was created by Americans. We are truly lucky to live in the very same state where this event occurred, and even now we can visit the space shuttle museum, so the great space shuttle can live on in the current hearts of others even if it is not on going. Thanks to Silbervogal and many engineers, the space shuttle has made history, and Florida better.

**WORK CITED:**

Dunbar, Brian. //NASA//. NASA, 20 July 2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. .
 * I know that this is not a lie because this website was created by NASA itself.

Wall, Mike. "How the Space Shuttle Was Born | NASA & Space Shuttle Program | Atlantis & Shuttle Retirement | Space.com."//Space//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. .
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"Space Shuttle Program Fast Facts - CNN.com."//CNN//. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. < []>. > "Space Shuttles, Space Shuttle Program Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic."//National Geographic//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. <[]>.
 * I know that this information is legit because CNN is a world wide News network station, they would not give us false information.
 * I know that this website tells the truth because it was made by National Geographic. They can not lie.