Are there any type of airplanes that can fly right into space?
No. The aerodynamics of the atmosphere and the, well, lack of aerodynamics in space means you need a completely different design. Airplanes depend on reducing drag and increasing lift. In outer space, there is no air, so there is no drag or lift. Movements must be done by placing thrusters in strategic points on the shuttle to be used to move it in certain directions. The thrusters don’t push the air away from the shuttle. They work by a fundamental Newtonian law – every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The opposite reaction is what moves the shuttle away from the spot where the thrusters were fired.
