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Meanings of space transportation system in English

Russian
космическая транспортная система
Spanish
sts
Catalan
programa del transbordador espacial
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United States government's manned launch vehicle program, administered by NASA from 1972 to 2011.

Related terms
космическая транспортная система
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Examples for "sts"
Examples for "sts"
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Pupils usually have difficulty with words ending in sts, dth, pth.
How to Teach Phonics
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No fewer than a quarter of a million free parking spaces are available on the sts.
The new yorker
3
Some officials estimate that betw six or seven thousand persons are now begging in the sts.
The new yorker
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STS-133 will be a six member crew: Discovery's retirement is well earned.
Wired
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Etoposide given by 72-h infusion is inactive as second-line chemotherapy in STS.
Pubmed
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NASA has replaced 59 cracked windows since the space shuttle program began.
Wired
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Mr Hurley was even on the final launch of the space shuttle program.
News.com.au
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The accident disrupted the space shuttle program for 32 months.
Wired
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But Russia's space shuttle program, the Energia-Buran, was its last big investment in R&D.
Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era
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NASA's space shuttle program has encountered both glowing support and heated opposition throughout its history.
Wired
Usage of space transportation system in English
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The shuttle-or space transportation system, as the assemblage is known-is basic to future developments in space.
The new yorker
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Being able to refuel on orbit is key to an agile and fully reusable space transportation system.
Wired
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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
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It's called the Space Transportation System, but it quickly became known as the Space Shuttle.
Wired
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NASA convinced Congress to designate the space shuttle as the national Space Transportation System (STS).
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