St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 5, 2022

St. Louis MO

06 January, 2022

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 05, 2022 On this date in 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a bill that marked the start of the space shuttle program. In total, five different space shuttles would fly to space over a period of 30 years. 135 space shuttle missions occurred during the space shuttle era. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.