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Meanings of space transportation system in English

Russian
космическая транспортная система
Spanish
sts
Catalan
programa del transbordador espacial
Wikidata

United States government's manned launch vehicle program, administered by NASA from 1972 to 2011.

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        космическая транспортная система
        Usage of space transportation system in English
        1
        The shuttle-or space transportation system, as the assemblage is known-is basic to future developments in space.
        The new yorker
        2
        Being able to refuel on orbit is key to an agile and fully reusable space transportation system.
        Wired
        3
        Jan. 5, 1972 - President Richard Nixon signs a bill authorizing $5.5 billion to develop a reusable winged space transportation system called the space shuttle.
        The Irish Times
        4
        It's called the Space Transportation System, but it quickly became known as the Space Shuttle.
        Wired
        5
        NASA convinced Congress to designate the space shuttle as the national Space Transportation System (STS).
        Riding rockets