The invention of rockets that can launch vehicles and people into space has taught humankind more about the great beyond than ever would have been possible from Earth. Space travel has provided a means to deploy satellites, space probes, advanced telescopes (like Hubble) and the planned International Space Station, each wondrous technological achievements in their own right. The space shuttle, the first reusable spaceship, ushered in an age of frequent space exploration.

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