8 Minute Ride: The Space Shuttle at 40 | STEM in 30

The Space Shuttles were reusable vehicles that launched like a rocket, landed like a glider, deployed satellites and helped build the international space station. The first spaceflight of NASA’s shuttle fleet was the beginning of a new era in space travel. It looked and operated very differently from anything that came before it and provided new opportunities for research and a workplace in microgravity. Even though the shuttle program has retired, it has irreversibly changed human spaceflight. Pilots, scientists, teachers, physicians, engineers and many others all play a massive role in the exploration of space. How will you play a part in future Enterprises, Endeavours and Discoveries?