
The Space Shuttle
2011-07-01 · 81 min · ★ 5.0
An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence. The most complex machine ever built to bring humans to and from space and eventually construct the next stop on the road to space exploration.
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- Guy Noffsinger
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- United States of America
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