shuttle

     

The wor shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner.

Trivia about shuttle

  • Rockets produce 7 million pounds of thrust during takeoff of this vehicle, the space transportation system
  • From Old English for "dart", it means to move back & forth between 2 places -- perhaps Earth & space
  • Seen here is Buran, the U.S.S.R.'s answer to this U.S. program that got off the ground in 1981
  • Henry Kissinger's practice of zipping between Mideastern capitals for talks was known as this type of diplomacy

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