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How big is the Space Shuttle?
56 m
The Space Shuttle measures 56 m. That's about 4.67 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 56 meters, or about 184 feet.
- It's about 33 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 4.67 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 40 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #227 by size.
Size comparison
How Space Shuttle stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Concorde
62 m
hockey rink
61 m
typical big coaster
60 m
Leaning Tower of Pisa
56 m
Space Shuttle
56 m
Niagara Falls
51 m
Arc de Triomphe
50 m
Olympic pool
50 m
Colosseum
48 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 3.04% of its height.
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