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XVI   Write a paragraph (100-120 words) about The Space Shuttle program.
                       You should base on some suggestions below:


                                                  Country of origin     United States of America

                                                  Organization          NASA
                                                  Purpose               Routine  Earth-to-orbit  crew  and
                                                                        cargo transport

                                                  Status                Completed

                                                                    Program history
                                                  Cost                  $196 billion (2011)
                                                  Program duration  1972-2011

                                                  First flight          Approach  and  Landing  Test-
                                                                        August 12, 1977
                                                  First crewed flight  Synchronous Transport Signal 1-
                                                                        April 12, 1981
                                                  Last flight           Synchronous  Transport  Signal
                                                                        135-July 21,2011

                                                  Successes             133
                                                  Failures              2 - Challenger (launch failure, 7
                                                                        fatalities),  Columbia  (re-entry
                                                                        failure, 7 fatalities)
                                                  Launch site(s)        LC-39, Kennedy Space Center

                                                                   Vehicle information

                                                  Vehicle type          Reusable space plane
                                                  Crew capacity         8 (emergency: 11)
                                                  Launch vehicle(s)     Space Shuttle stack


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