Space shuttle is a spacecraft which is used to transport people or cargo around the globe or out of earth’s atmosphere. In 1970’s NASA developed a reusable rocket that could accomplish many missions. The very first shuttle orbiter was Columbia, which was launched from Kennedy Space Centre on April 12, 1981.

The primary mission of space shuttle is to transport satellites in the atmosphere or carry equipments for the astronomers in the space to assist them in their experiment. Space shuttle missions have witnessed exciting highs as well as shocking lows since last three decades. It assisted astronauts in their scientific research and missions which resulted in valuable scientific gain.