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, flight stacks, engines, tanks, carriers, and test configurations from the Shuttle program.

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International Space StationModular multinational orbital research laboratoryActiveThe International Space Station is a continuously inhabited multinational laboratory assembled in low Earth orbit.

Space Shuttle DiscoverySpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Discovery was NASA orbiter OV-103.

Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle orbiterLostSpace Shuttle Columbia was NASA orbiter OV-102 and the first Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space.

Space Shuttle ChallengerSpace Shuttle orbiterLostSpace Shuttle Challenger was NASA orbiter OV-099.

Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Atlantis was NASA orbiter OV-104.

Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Endeavour was NASA orbiter OV-105 and the final operational shuttle orbiter built.

No imageHubble Space Telescope observatoryOrbital astronomy observatoryActiveHubble Space Telescope observatory was a about 24,000 pounds (10,900 kilograms) at launch observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Space Telescope Science Institute.

Mir space stationModular Soviet and Russian orbital space stationInactiveMir was the first modular space station assembled in orbit and a long-duration laboratory occupied by 28 principal expeditions.

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iss055e024025 (4/15/2018) - View of a radiator pane, solar array and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - 02 (AMS-02) as seen by the External High Definition Camera (EHDC1).

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02International Space Station particle-physics observatoryOperationalAlpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2 (AMS-02) is an international, Department of Energy-sponsored precision cosmic-ray particle detector assembled at CERN.

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STS114-E-5330 (28 July 2005) --- As seen from Discovery's cabin, STS-114 Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm flexes above Earth.

Orbiter Boom Sensor SystemSpace Shuttle heat-shield inspection boomFlown hardwareThe Orbiter Boom Sensor System was a 50-foot robotic-arm extension introduced after the Columbia accident so crews could inspect the Shuttle's heat shield in orbit.

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Technicians install a reusable RS-25 Space Shuttle Main Engine in Endeavour for STS-123.

RS-25 Space Shuttle Main EngineReusable throttleable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen staged-combustion rocket engineRetiredThe RS-25, originally designated the Space Shuttle Main Engine, was a reusable, throttleable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen engine mounted in sets of three on every Shuttle orbiter.

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This is a cutaway illustration of the Space Shuttle external tank (ET) with callouts.

Space Shuttle External TankCryogenic propellant tank and structural backboneRetiredThe Space Shuttle External Tank was both the orbiter's propellant reservoir and the structural spine of the launch stack.

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