What does STS stand for?

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From: Stephen Look
Date: Sat, 25 May 1991 06:40

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I hope this isn't too ignorant a question but my son is doing a paper
for his 8th grade class about the space shuttle. He has not been able 
to find what the "STS" before the shuttle mission number means. If 
someone from this group could e-mail the answer he and I would appreciate
it. Thank you.

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Steve Look	ka9szw				Center for Supercomputing R & D
look@s30.csrd.uiuc.edu				305 Talbot Lab  104 S. Wright 
(217) 244-5980					Urbana, IL 61801
        "No, we don't have any CRAYs here, they are down the street..."

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