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The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

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In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly on its own. It was lifted 25,000 feet into the air by a Boeing 747 airplane and then was released.

A three-inch-long origami airplane made of specially-coated paper and folded like a space shuttle was placed in a Mach 7 airflow inside the University of Tokyo’s hypersonic wind tunnel.

NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011 with more than 130 missions flown. ... And another replica, called the Independence, is on display atop a shuttle carrier airplane in Houston.

The space shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.

In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly on its own. It was lifted 25,000 feet into the air by a Boeing 747 airplane and then was released.

In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly on its own. It was lifted 25,000 feet into the air by a Boeing 747 airplane and then was released.