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Wikipedia: Space Shuttle

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The Wikipedia article on the Space Shuttle, NASA's partially reusable orbital spacecraft system flown from 1981 to 2011, covering its design, development and operational history.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
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Reference Work
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2
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Wikipedia: Space Shuttle
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  • Editorial note: publisher self-identified as Wikipedia on every page
    The Space Shuttle was the first operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse.
  • Editorial judgment: tertiary encyclopedia, tier matches sibling Wikipedia sources on this atlas
    The Space Shuttle was the first operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse.
  • Editorial classification: general-purpose online encyclopedia
    The Space Shuttle was the first operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse.
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This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Vehicles, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

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3
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