Shuttle organisers name a state (4)
I believe the answer is:
nasa
'shuttle' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'organisers name a state' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'name' could be 'asa' and 'asa' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nasa that I've seen before include "US agency responsible for space flight" , "US headquarters for space exploration" , "rocket launcher" .)