The space shuttle is not capable of leaving low earth orbit, a rocket like what the Apollo missions used (although much bigger) would be required.
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The shuttle moved by the use of thruster rockets.
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The space shuttle was a reusable spacecraft launched vertically, whereas the Saturn V rocket was a expendable rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the moon. The space shuttle was able to land like a plane, while the Saturn V rocket's stages were discarded during flight.
No, the space shuttle was designed for missions in low Earth orbit and did not have the capability to fly to the moon. The Apollo missions, not the space shuttle, were responsible for sending humans to the moon.
Before the space shuttle program, NASA used various launch vehicles such as the Saturn rockets for the Apollo missions and the Space Transportation System for early spaceflights. These vehicles were designed for specific missions and did not have the reusable characteristics of the space shuttle.