DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttleEndeavour Use dmy dates date January 2012 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Endeavour br OV 105 image STS 127 Launch Pad 39A.jpg caption SpaceShuttleEndeavour on Launch Complex 39 ... silhouette STS 130.jpg thumb Endeavour straddling the stratosphere and mesosphere SpaceShuttleEndeavour Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 105 is one of the retired SpaceShuttle orbiter orbiters of the Space ... centers kennedy shuttleoperations orbiters endeavour info.html title SpaceShuttle Overview .... NASA chose to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting SpaceShuttle Enterprise Enterprise ... Space Center SpaceShuttleEndeavour Bot generated title ref This is why the name is spelled in the British ... F The Naming of SpaceShuttle Endeavour.html title The Naming Of The SpaceShuttleEndeavour publisher ... International claimed that it had made no profit on SpaceShuttleEndeavour , despite construction ... File SpaceShuttleEndeavour Lands at the Kennedy Space Center on July 31st, 2009..jpg thumb Endeavour ... Facility 2 File STS 134 Endeavour Docked.jpg thumb SpaceShuttleEndeavour docked to the ISS ... Technology spaceshuttleendeavour lands safely florida story?id 13730224 SpaceShuttle ... Orbiter Tribute for SpaceShuttleEndeavour colspan 8 center File SpaceShuttleEndeavour Tribute.jpg ... EndeavourSpaceShuttle Mission Link http science.ksc.nasa.gov shuttle resources orbiters endeavour.html ... spaceshuttle index.htm SpaceShuttleEndeavour Pictures at the ISS broken link http ... img15 7600 sts12720090717222305new.jpg Image of SpaceShuttleEndeavour docked to ISS during STS 127 created using a telescope mounted camera by astrophotographer Ralf Vandebergh SpaceShuttleEndeavourSpaceShuttleSpace Shuttles Category Manned spacecraft Category Space Shuttles Endeavour bn ... ShuttleEndeavour he lv Endeavour kosmopl ns lt SpaceShuttleEndeavour hu Endeavour ... Endeavour pt Endeavour nibus espacial ro Naveta spa ial Endeavour ru simple SpaceShuttle ... more details
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crew and any on board payload to the Earth. A total of six Orbiters were built for flight SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis , SpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger , SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia , SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery , SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour and SpaceShuttle Enterprise Enterprise ... , SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery , SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis , and SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour . Individual SpaceShuttle orbiters were named in honor of antique sailing ships of the navies ... the final spaceshuttle mission, STS 135 , in July 2011. The SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour first ...Infobox Spacecraft Name SpaceShuttle orbiter Image File STS 121 DiscoveryEnhanced.jpg 300px Caption The SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery orbiter approaches the International Space Station ISS on STS ... Insertion Date Orbits Decay Launch Launch Vehicle SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster Carrier Rocket ... shuttle main index.html SpaceShuttle Home Mass Power Batteries Orbit regime Longitude Semimajor Axis ... Transponders Coverage Resolution Swath Spectral Band Data rate SSR IMG Resolution The SpaceShuttle orbiter was the orbital spacecraft of the SpaceShuttleSpaceShuttle program program operated by NASA ..., the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft , while the remaining Orbiters were built for orbital space flights, launched vertically as part of the full SpaceShuttle package. Enterprise was partially disassembled ... as a SpaceShuttle, in 1981. The first launches of Challenger , Discovery , and finally Atlantis , followed in 1983, 1984 and 1985 respectively. In 1986, Challenger was SpaceShuttle Challenger ... launched in 1992. In 2003, Columbia was SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster destroyed during ..., and Endeavour completed its final flight on June 1, 2011. Atlantis completed the last ever Shuttle ... carried most of the SpaceShuttleSpaceShuttle System s liquid propellant rocket liquid fueled rocket ... SpaceShuttle Main Engine main rocket engines were fed from an SpaceShuttle external tank external ... more details
24 SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour STS 68 Abort Pad abort due to a high discharge temperature in a pump on main engine number three. All three engines were replaced in the VAB. 9 1995 06 08 SpaceShuttle ... up on the tank to be accessed at the pad for repairs. 10 1995 08 01 SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour ...This is a list of SpaceShuttlespaceshuttle rollbacks . Rollback is the term NASA uses when the spaceshuttle is rolled back from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 launch pad atop the Mobile ... 40 Description 1 1983 10 19 SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia STS 9 Inspection failure Suspect exhaust ... Facility OPF . 2 1984 07 11 SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery STS 41 D Abort Spaceshuttle main engine SSME 3 replaced after a launch abort. 3 1985 03 05 SpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger Cancelled SpaceShuttle missions STS 51 E STS 51 E STS 51 B Payload Challenger was rolled back from Pad ... SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia STS 35 Inspection failure A hydrogen leak was detected in SpaceShuttle external tank External tank ET umbilical. 5 1990 08 09 SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 38 Fuel ... of the external tank orbiter quick disconnect umbilical. 6 1990 10 09 SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia STS 35 Weather Weather threat from Tropical Storm Klaus . 7 1991 03 07 SpaceShuttle Discovery ... Erin 1995 Hurricane Erin . 11 1996 07 10 SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 79 Weather Atlantis ... . 12 1996 09 04 SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 79 Weather Atlantis was moved back to the VAB due to threat of severe weather from Hurricane Fran . 13 1999 05 16 SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery ... tank foam insulation. 14 2001 01 02 SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 98 Crawler failure Atlantis ... SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 98 Inspection failure Atlantis was returned to the VAB due to uncertainty involving the integrity of the SRB cables. 16 2005 05 26 SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery ... fuel tank in preparation for the first STS 114 Return to Flight mission following the SpaceShuttle ... more details
Discovery Discovery and SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis to build SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour . ref ...DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttle Enterprise Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Enterprise br OV 101 image SpaceShuttle Enterprise in launch configuration.jpg caption Enterprise at Vandenberg ... author NASA ref The SpaceShuttle Enterprise NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 101 was the first SpaceShuttle orbiter . It was built for NASA as part of the SpaceShuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. ref name tech Cite book last Jenkins first Dennis R. title SpaceShuttle ... pages isbn 0963397451 ref It was constructed without SpaceShuttle Main Engine engines or a functional ... had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second spaceshuttle to fly after SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia . ref name tech However, during the construction of Columbia ... to be less costly to build SpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger around a body frame STA ... to replace Challenger after the latter was SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster destroyed , but SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour was built from structural spares instead. ref name tech ref name ...&dq enterprise shuttle star trek&hl en title Star Trek Fans Win on SpaceShuttle accessdate March ... 101 was not the same as that planned for SpaceShuttle Columbia OV 102 , the first flight model the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount SpaceShuttle Orbital ... of a SpaceShuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system , its surface was primarily ... houston steven f udvar hazy center spaceshuttle enterprise starboard full view fore with more of the space ... name tech ref name basics Cite web url http spaceflight.nasa.gov shuttle reference basics title Space ... HTML title SpaceShuttle Approach and Landing Tests ALT accessdate November 28, 2007 publisher NASA ... before the first orbital launch occurred. ref name alt On August 12, 1977, the spaceshuttle ... more details
, Discovery , Atlantis , Endeavour , and even the SpaceShuttle Enterprise Enterprise all, until ... Challenger , which had a SpaceShuttleEndeavour replacement orbiter built, Columbia did not. Tribute ...Italic title prefixed 13 Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Columbia br OV 102 image STS 109 launch.jpg caption SpaceShuttle Columbia launches on STS 109 HST 3B to repair the Hubble ... status SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster Destroyed February 1, 2003 SpaceShuttle Columbia NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 102 was the first spaceworthy SpaceShuttle in NASA s orbital fleet. First launched on the STS 1 mission, the first of the SpaceShuttle program, it completed 27 missions before being SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster destroyed during re entry on February 1, 2003 near the end ... News date March 19, 2009 accessdate July 29, 2009 ref ref cite web title Spaceshuttle worker dies ... 11, 1982. At this point Columbia was joined by SpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger , which performed ... and a six person crew was carried, including the first non American astronaut on a spaceshuttle ... to include SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery and SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis . Columbia returned ... of Representatives to venture into space, Bill Nelson . The next shuttle mission was undertaken by Challenger ... ended in SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster disaster 73 seconds after launch. In the aftermath NASA s shuttle ... orbiter Image SpaceShuttle Columbia launching.jpg right thumb 200px Columbia launching during STS ... orbiter launched with its SpaceShuttle external tank external tank painted white, which was later ... ShuttleEndeavourEndeavour , which were of a slightly different design, and had benefited from ... airlock to facilitate Shuttle Mir and Shuttle International Space Station dockings. ref cite ... Space Station, though modifications were made to the Shuttle during its last refit in case ... as its main SpaceShuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system TPS , with white silicone ... more details
landing.jpg thumb right A drag chute is deployed by SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour as it completes ... 20 spacecraft 28.jpg thumb right SpaceShuttleEndeavour docked with the International Space Station ...Dablink This article is about the United States SpaceShuttle program. For the shuttle itself, see SpaceShuttle . For information on the Soviet spaceshuttle program, see the article Buran program . Use mdy dates date July 2011 Infobox above SpaceShuttle program image File Shuttle delivers ISS P1 truss.jpg ... like an airplane header7 File SpaceShuttle Program Commemorative Patch.png 120px label7 data7 header8 label8 data8 header9 label9 data9 header10 label10 data10 NASA s SpaceShuttle program , officially ... manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011. The winged SpaceShuttle orbiter was launched vertically ... its mission was complete, the SpaceShuttleshuttle could independently move itself out of orbit using its SpaceShuttle Orbital Maneuvering System Maneuvering System it oriented itself appropriately ... flights into orbit. Its List of spaceshuttle missions missions involved carrying large payloads ... The New York Times ref The program commenced on April 12, 1981, with SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia and STS 1 , the first shuttle orbital flight. The spaceshuttle program finished with its last mission, STS 135 flown by SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis , in July 2011, retiring the final shuttle in the fleet. The SpaceShuttle program formally ended on August 31, 2011. ref http www.spaceflightnow.com news n1108 29shannon ref Conception and development Main SpaceShuttle design process Before the Apollo 11 Apollo XI moon landing in 1969, NASA began early studies of spaceshuttle designs. In 1969 ... the shuttle studies to date, and recommended a national space strategy including building a spaceshuttle. ref name decision Hepplewhite, T.A. http history.nasa.gov SP 4221 sp4221.htm The SpaceShuttle Decision NASA s Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle . Washington, DC National Aeronautics ... more details
shuttle Atlantis OV 104 Kennedy Space Center , br Merritt Island , Florida File SpaceShuttleEndeavour Tribute.jpg 60px EndeavourspaceshuttleEndeavour OV 105 California Science Center , br Los ... SpaceShuttle Atlantis touches down for the final time, July 21, 2011, at the end of STS 135 File STS 135 begins takeoff.jpg thumb right 250px SpaceShuttle Atlantis Shuttle Atlantis begins the last mission of the SpaceShuttle program The retirement of NASA NASA s SpaceShuttle fleet took place from March to July 2011. SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery was the first of the three active space shuttles to be retired, completing its STS 133 final mission on March 9, 2011 SpaceShuttleEndeavour STS 134 did so on June 1. The STS 135 final shuttle mission was completed with the landing of SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis on July 21, 2011, bringing about the end of the 30 year SpaceShuttle program ... end 2011 100701.html NASA Delays SpaceShuttle Program s End to 2011 . Space.com, July 1, 2010 ... space title NASA weighs plan to keep spaceshuttle until 2017 publisher MSNBC last Coppinger first Rob date February 3, 2010 ref Hardware developed for the SpaceShuttle met various ends with conclusion ... topics shuttle station features shuttle homes.html title NASA Announces New Homes for SpaceShuttle ... name intrepid cite news last McGeehan first Patrick title SpaceShuttle to Land in Manhattan url http cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com 2011 04 12 spaceshuttle to land in manhattan accessdate April 12, 2011 ... watch?v v iqc FbRaw title Homes of Retired SpaceShuttle Orbiters Announcement by NASA Admin Charlie ... 23, 2011 ref class wikitable Shuttle br Name Shuttle br Designation Retirement Destination File SpaceShuttle Enterprise logo.png 60px Enterprise spaceshuttle Enterprise OV 101 Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum , br New York City, New York State New York File SpaceShuttle Discovery Tribute.jpg 60px Discovery spaceshuttle Discovery OV 103 Udvar Hazy Center , br Smithsonian Institution s National Air ... more details
Infobox VG title SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 The 2008 Edition SpaceShuttle Mission Simulator The Collector ... thumb 210px left SpaceShuttle at KSC SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 , also SSM2007 is a highly realistic SpaceShuttle stand alone mission simulator for the Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Vista ... been under development for more than six years. SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 has been developed by a team of Space Exploration enthusiasts whose idea was to bring the old and venerable Shuttle the Space ... by re designing a new SpaceShuttle simulator from the ground up and adding better graphics and more features. The team planned to develop SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 as a freeware game, but as the project ... under the title SpaceShuttle Mission Simulator The Collector s Edition or SSMS TCE , in EU and USA ... team announced the plan to release a new version titled SpaceShuttle Mission Simulator 2 ... thumbnail 256px left Extra Vehicular Activity, STS 51A The main purpose of SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 is to allow the gamer to experience real historical NASA SpaceShuttle missions from liftoff T 00 01 50 00 to landing. Initially, SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 was released with a set of 11 missions ... section. The SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 simulates numerous SpaceShuttle systems, including ... 3D Virtual Cockpit during landing at KSC Image SSM2007 STS 98.jpg thumbnail 256px left SpaceShuttle ... between the Mission Control Center and the SpaceShuttle guiding the user through the mission. Extra ... J and float inside the lab in Zero G just like real Astronauts. Gameplay This SpaceShuttle simulation ... mission flown by the SpaceShuttle program. Original Missions SpaceShuttle Mission 2007 was released ... the SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster . Launch of Tracking and Data ... Space Telescope astronomical observatory. STS 88 First SpaceShuttle mission to the International Space ... ShuttleSpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery . STS 121 Carried the Multi Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo ... more details
. Final flight of SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour . 135 sort 0708 July 8 , 2011 STS 135 br image ...class floatright style float right File STS 73 landing.jpg thumb right U.S. shuttleSpaceShuttle Columbia ... missions in its SpaceShuttle program , ref name archives Cite web url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy shuttleoperations archives 2005.html title SpaceShuttle Mission Archives accessdate November ... SpaceShuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System publisher Voyageur Press year ... module. Flight numbering The U.S. spaceshuttle program was officially referred to as the Space ... STS 33R. ref name tech After the SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster Challenger disaster , a sequential ... flight STS 51 a mission carried out by SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery in 1993 was many years ... rowspan 2 Longest flight colspan 2 First flight colspan 2 Last flight ALT Date ALT Date SpaceShuttle ... 16 align right Oct 26, 1977 Shuttle stats List of shuttle flights See also Timeline of SpaceShuttle ... tests. ref Enterprise 2 00d 00h 05m Edwards Air Force Base Edwards First free flight of SpaceShuttle ... flight of Challenger first spaceshuttle extra vehicular activity 7 sort 0618 June 18 , 1983 STS 7 ... center 50px Challenger 7 00d 00h 01m 13s N A Planned TDRS deployment, SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster ... SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster Challenger flight 27 sort 1202 December 2 , 1988 STS 27 br image ... first flight of Endeavour . First 3 person EVA. ASEM space station truss experiment EVA, record ... center 50px Endeavour 6 11d 05h Edwards Space Radar Laboratory 2 66 sort 1103 November 3 , 1994 STS ... Sts 89 patch.png frameless center 50px Endeavour 7 7 08d 19h Mir Kennedy Shuttle Mir docking 90 sort ... Shuttle International Space Station ISS assembly flight 94 sort 0527 May 27 , 1999 STS 96 br image ... 11 , 2000 STS 99 br image Sts 99 patch.png frameless center 50px Endeavour 6 11d 05h Kennedy Shuttle ... 22h N A Ken. SPACEHAB SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster Loss of vehicle and crew before landing at KSC ... more details
three pounds less than the SpaceShuttleEndeavourSpaceShuttleEndeavour with the three main ...DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttle Atlantis Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Atlantis br ... 12 status Retired The SpaceShuttle Atlantis Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 104 is a retired SpaceShuttle orbiter in the SpaceShuttle fleet belonging to the NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... and the next to the last SpaceShuttle to be constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern ... Features atlantis 25 year career.html title SpaceShuttle Atlantis Wraps Up 25 year Career author ... news 7cool things spaceshuttle atlantis 100512.html publisher space.com ref The last mission of Atlantis was STS 135 , the last flight before the SpaceShuttle retirement Shuttle program ended ... Institution from 1930 to 1966. ref cite web title SpaceShuttle Atlantis Orbitor Fleet url http www.nasa.gov ... Jenkins first Dennis R. title SpaceShuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System ... thumb SpaceShuttle Atlantis as it solar transit transits the sun Weight with three shuttle ... feet 23.7 m Atlantis was completed in about half the time it took to build SpaceShuttle Columbia SpaceShuttle Columbia . ref name Atlantis Facts Florida Today Cite web url http www.floridatoday.com article 20110408 NEWS0208 110408014 0 videobillboardtest SpaceShuttle Atlantis facts?odyssey nav head title SpaceShuttle Atlantis facts publisher Florida Today date 9 April 2011 accessdate 29 April ... Station during STS 132 mission. SpaceShuttle Atlantis lifted off on its maiden voyage on 3 October ... http www.collectspace.com news news 042210a.html title Spaceshuttle Atlantis moves to launch pad for final ... one other mission, STS 61 B , the second night launch in the shuttle program, before the SpaceShuttle ... news 7cool things spaceshuttle atlantis 100512.html title 7 Cool Things You Didn t Know About SpaceShuttle Atlantis author Karen Rowan publisher SPACE.com date 12 May 2010 accessdate 13 May ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttle Challenger Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Challenger br OV 099 image SpaceShuttle Challenger lands for the first time, completing STS 6. .jpg caption ... 995 distance 25,803,939 miles deployed 10 dockings mir dockings iss status SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster Destroyed January 28, 1986 SpaceShuttle Challenger NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 099 was NASA s second SpaceShuttle orbiter to be put into service, SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia having been the first. The shuttle was built by Rockwell International s Space Transportation Systems ... 28, 1986, SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster resulting in the death of all seven crew members . The accident ... 7, 2007. ref Construction Because of the low production of orbiters, the SpaceShuttle program decided .... ref NASA planned to refit the prototype orbiter SpaceShuttle Enterprise Enterprise OV 101 , used for flight ... of the first orbiter, SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia OV 102 , would have required extensive rework ... fewer tiles in its Spaceshuttle thermal protection system Thermal Protection System than Columbia ... in the SpaceShuttle Re entry and landing descent phase of a mission. Flights and modifications ... on 85 of all SpaceShuttle list of spaceshuttle missions missions . Even when the orbiters SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery and SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis joined the fleet, Challenger remained ... landing of a SpaceShuttle. Challenger was also the first spaceshuttle to be destroyed in an accident ... and transported to the silos for storage. Because of its early loss, Challenger was the only spaceshuttle ... center height 208 is magic quick JPEG resize of this image Col2 center Image SpaceShuttle Challenger ... Base Deployed Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS A . br First spacewalk during a spaceshuttle ... Air Force Base Guion Bluford becomes first African American in space br First shuttle night launch ... Challenger explosion.jpg thumb SpaceShuttleSpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger s smoke plume after ... more details
Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour and SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis . History The spacecraft takes its name ...DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttle Discovery Use mdy dates date November 2011 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Discovery br OV 103 image STS 124 Discovery Launch1.jpg caption SpaceShuttle Discovery launches from Launch ... iss 13 ref name NASAfacts status Retired ref name slt SpaceShuttle Discovery Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 103 is one of the retired SpaceShuttle orbiter orbiters of the SpaceShuttle program of NASA ... shuttleoperations orbiters discovery info.html title SpaceShuttle Overview Discovery OV 103 ..., Discovery became the third operational orbiter following SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia and Space ... in Dundee , Scotland . Discovery was the shuttle that launched the Hubble Space Telescope . The STS ... Return To Flight missions in July 2005 and July 2006 after the SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster ... Marcia title Spaceshuttle Discovery lands, ends flying career url http www.sltrib.com sltrib world ... Part 1 Discovery spaceshuttle up close and personal tour at KSC url http www.youtube.com watch ... 21, 2011 ref ref name ares3 cite news last Travis first Matthew title Part 2 Discovery spaceshuttle ... cite news last Travis first Matthew title Part 3 Discovery spaceshuttle up close and personal tour ... Matthew title STS 133 Landing SpaceShuttle Discovery Completes Final Mission To Space url http www.youtube.com ... spaceshuttle Discovery launches for the final time url http www.youtube.com watch?v 2eovKxCccMc agency ... of Enterprise , Columbia and Challenger . ref name over cite web title SpaceShuttle Overview Discovery ... is convert 6 lb heavier than SpaceShuttle Atlantis Atlantis and convert 363 lb heavier than SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour . ref name FT facts cite news title SpaceShuttle Discovery Facts url http www.floridatoday.com article 20110408 NEWS0208 110408015 SpaceShuttle Discovery facts newspaper ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 Infobox SpaceShuttle name SpaceShuttle America image SpaceShuttle America.jpg caption SpaceShuttle America ride viewed from Sky Trek Tower coord 42 22 10.08 N 87 56 12.13 W display title SpaceShuttle America also known as SpaceShuttle America The Next Century was a motion ... in 1994. The ride s main feature was a full scale replica of an American SpaceShuttle orbiter. It closed ... storyline of the ride was that riders have boarded a new SpaceShuttle called America , which is capable ... itself is a fiberglass mock up of a SpaceShuttle orbiter that has authentic tiles used in actual spaceshuttle orbiters. The shuttle was built to the exact scale of the real STS craft, but is neither an official NASA shuttle nor capable of spaceflight. Other movies The building that shows Space ... High operating costs and dwindling popularity doomed SpaceShuttle America and its final operating .... External links Category Simulator rides Category SpaceShuttle tourist attractions ... TV screens display fake NASA TV recordings about the shuttle and security cam views of the fictional ... a meteor that is coming near Earth . In the movie, the shuttle takes off horizontally and the Pas Com Passenger Compartment rises out of the cargo bay so you can do some orbital sightseeing. The shuttle passes SpaceShuttle Destiny , which is doing some cleanup work around the atmosphere. Next the shuttle passes an HBO satellite and the fictional Space Station Freedom 3. The shuttle then makes its way away from Earth and enters LRVM warp and exits a short distance from the moon. The shuttle ... an alert is sent to the shuttle crew ordering them to investigate a meteor danger in the area. The shuttle ... with its particle beam laser . The shuttle then spots the meteor and is alerted it is heading on a direct course to Earth. Unable to destroy it from a distance, the shuttle flies through a canyon and a cave and destroys it from the inside. The shuttle, now crippled, heads immediately back towards ... more details
fuel in SSME 2 failed. All engines replaced on launch pad. 1994 08 18 SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour ...A SpaceShuttle abort was an emergency procedure due to equipment failure on NASA s SpaceShuttle , most commonly during ascent. A SpaceShuttle Main Engine main engine failure is a typical abort scenario. There are fewer abort options during reentry and descent. For example, the SpaceShuttle Columbia ... was SpaceShuttle Main Engine SSME failure, causing inability either to cross the Atlantic or to achieve ... roughly 6.6 seconds before liftoff. From that point to ignition of the SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket ... Mission Profile ref Intact abort modes This section is linked from STS 51 F Image SpaceShuttle abort panel.jpg thumb right 250px Abort panel on SpaceShuttle Challenger . Taken during STS 51 F . There were four intact abort modes for the SpaceShuttle. Intact aborts were designed to provide a safe ... the SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket boosters are jettisoned. It then Flight dynamics .... Then the SSMEs are stopped, the SpaceShuttle external tank external tank is jettisoned, and the orbiter ... KSC cite web url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy pdf 167472main TALsites 06.pdf title SpaceShuttle ... fuel leak in one of the SpaceShuttle Main Engine SSMEs on STS 93 resulted in a slightly lower ... cite book title Spaceshuttle the history of the National Space Transportation System the first 100 ... ref cite web url http www.tc.gc.ca publications EN TP12952 PDF 5CHR TP12952E.PDF title NASA SPACESHUTTLE ... 17044 title France to assist NASA with the future launches of the SpaceShuttle accessdate 2009 08 ... that little could be done. In the case of STS 51 L Challenger , the SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster .... The SpaceShuttle Columbia disaster Columbia disaster occurred high in the atmosphere during reentry ... velocities. Post Challenger abort enhancements Before the SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster ... a single SpaceShuttle Main Engine SSME was survivable prior to about 350 seconds into the ascent ... more details
unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox SpaceShuttle name Explorer image SpaceShuttle Explorer.jpg caption Mock SpaceShuttle Explorer at Kennedy Space Center , Florida . SpaceShuttle Explorer is a full scale, high fidelity replica of the SpaceShuttle . It was built in Apopka, Florida by Guard Lee and installed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993. It was built using schematics, blueprints and archival documents provided by NASA and by shuttle contractors such as Rockwell International ... the Michelin tires used on the landing gear, are authentic to the SpaceShuttle Program. The model ... SpaceShuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system tiles bearing numbers, as the genuine ... blankets. Move to Houston SpaceShuttle Explorer was removed from KSC Visitor Center December ... manages operations of the Visitor Center, along with NASA, feared images of a spaceshuttle with no wings could become iconic of the Shuttle program s ending and ignite the public, undermining NASA s work ... SpaceShuttle Explorer Pathfinder simulator Pathfinder SpaceShuttle simulator References reflist coord 28 31 32 N 80 40 49 W display title SpaceShuttle Category SpaceShuttle tourist attractions Explorer it SpaceShuttle Explorer he nl Explorer ruimteveer ja sv Explorer ... could view a mock up Payload air and space craft payload , a mannequin wearing an early model of the orange launch entry pressure suit worn by shuttle astronauts, and a mock up cockpit with controls and instruments. There was a replica SpaceShuttle external tank external tank mated to two SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket boosters adjacent to Explorer as well. Explorer was mounted ... edges of the wings, and actual Michelin tires on the landing gear which were flown in space ... adjacent to the Launch Complex 39 Press Site to be loaded onto a barge bound for Johnson Space Center s Space Center Houston tourism facility in spring 2012. Once there, the inaccurate interior ... more details
incoherent date August 2011 The Indian SpaceShuttle Program is aimed to design an indigenous Reusable Space Vehicle . ref name RIANOVOSTI http en.rian.ru world 20070813 71203530.html India plans to launch first spaceshuttle in 2010 , RIA Novosti ref In the end of 1980s and beginning of 1990s India had plans to develop the small SpaceShuttle named Hyperplane that would to be orbited by non reusable launchers. Then plans differed to project Avatar RLV as a single stage system. The Indian Space Research Organisation indicates that this vehicle is planned for development after 2010. ref name RIANOVOSTI ref name TOI http timesofindia.indiatimes.com articleshow 779971.cms Isro set to test reusable space vehicle , Times of India ref In parallel, India has more realistic and currently working the Indian human spaceflight program program of manned spaceflights from 2014 to 2015 with non reusable conventional spacecraft ISRO Orbital Vehicle Orbital Vehicle launched by non reusable launcher GSLV . In 2011 ISRO gave more details on its shuttle program. ref http www.ndtv.com article india soon india to have its own spaceshuttle 123239 ref References reflist External links http broadband.indiatimes.com showvideo 3428528.cms Times of India, Video News article on India s first Spaceshuttle Indian space program Category Indian space program Category Proposed spacecraft Category Proposed space launch vehicles ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove August 2009 inappropriate tone December 2007 A military spaceshuttle would be the military equivalent of NASA s spaceshuttle . Many experts Who date May 2011 believed Citation ... has a payload volume of 3.1 the spaceshuttle s payload volume, show that a significant space capability has been developed by the military if far less capable than the spaceshuttle itself. In the design phase of what eventually became the SpaceShuttle, there were plans for the U.S. military to purchase ... viable alternative. Regular space shuttles have on occasion carried out missions for the military. It is noteworthy that NASA and the DoD agreed on delivering SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery to Vandenberg ... for military and civilian flights from Vandenberg s Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 SLC 6 launch complex. The schedule slipped until the SpaceShuttle Challenger Disaster Challenger disaster in January 1986. In the wake of Challenger , on December 26, 1989 the SpaceShuttle Program at Vandenberg was terminated by the USAF. ref Jenkins, D SpaceShuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System , page 474. 2001 ref Military Shuttle flights were conducted from Kennedy Space ... B 3 communication satellite. Some military payloads have been flown on regular civilian Shuttle missions afterwards. ref Jenkins, D SpaceShuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System , page 331. 2001 ref The Soviet Buran spacecraft Buran spaceshuttle was designed with military ... military advantage that the NASA spaceshuttle gave the USA. On the first launch of Buran s Energia ... aborted military programs to develop a form of spaceshuttle. Given that current, ongoing projects ... space stations . The design requirements that thus emerged in particular, the need for a longer range glide capability, enabling the shuttle to land at specific U.S. Air Force bases , affected ... in 2002 Boeing X 37 A modern, operational, robotic spaceplane, largely feature equivalent to the Space ... more details
2011 DISPLAYTITLE SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster Infobox news event title SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster image Image Challenger explosion.jpg 250px caption SpaceShuttleSpaceShuttle Challenger ... Scobee inquiries Rogers Commission outcome Grounding of the SpaceShuttle fleet for nearly three years ... row Ellison Onizuka , Christa McAuliffe , Gregory Jarvis , Judith Resnik . The SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when SpaceShuttle Challenger SpaceShuttle Challenger ... began after an O ring seal in its right SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket booster SRB ... attachment hardware and SpaceShuttle external tank external fuel tank . This led to the separation .... O ring concerns ref improve section date January 2011 Each of the two SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket ... title Report of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle Challenger Accident, Volume 1, chapter ... was present as early as the second spaceshuttle mission, STS 2 , which was flown by Columbia. However ... at the SpaceShuttle abort modes Transoceanic Abort Landing TAL site in Dakar , Senegal . NASA ... was delayed the next day by problems with the SpaceShuttle orbiter A Description of the SpaceShuttle ... the fixture was finally sawn off, crosswinds at the Shuttle Landing Facility exceeded the limits for a Space ... report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle Challenger Accident, Volume ... web author Rogers Commission report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle ... report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle Challenger Accident ... from the right side SpaceShuttle Solid Rocket Booster SRB This entire section reads like an official ... NASA Photo and TV Support Team Report, Report of the Presidential Commission on the SpaceShuttle ... accessdate January 1, 2007 ref Until liftoff actually occurs, the SpaceShuttle main engine s SSMEs ... up to SpaceShuttle Main Engine Upgrades 104 under computer control. At this moment, the two SRBs were ... more details
Refimprove date June 2008 During the SpaceShuttle program , a number of missions were cancelled. Many ... of the shuttleSpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger , scheduled for launch on 13 May 1981. It was to place ... , in which he was killed during the SpaceShuttle Challenger disaster Challenger disaster . Crew Daniel ... DOD mission, was to have been the first shuttle mission flown from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch ... STS 115 Endeavour Originally to be launched on 23 May 2003 to the International Space Station to conduct ... Endeavour Originally to be launched on 2 October 2003 to the International Space Station to conduct ... 133 Endeavour Originally to be launched on 1 August 2006 to the International Space Station to conduct ... STS 135 Endeavour Originally to be launched on 1 February 2007 to the International Space Station ... intended to be a sub orbital spaceflight sub orbital test of the SpaceShuttle system, using the Space ... reflist colwidth 30em SpaceShuttle All U.S. SpaceShuttle Missions DEFAULTSORT Cancelled SpaceShuttle Missions Category SpaceShuttle program Category Cancelled SpaceShuttle missions de Abgesagte SpaceShuttle Missionen nl Lijst van geannuleerde spaceshuttlemissies ... disasters. Furthermore, many early missions were cancelled due to delays in the development of the shuttle ... 2 Cancelled due to the late development of the shuttle In 1972, NASA s planners had projected for 570 shuttle missions between 1980 and 1991. ref Turnill, p.73 ref Later, this estimate was lowered ... Retrieval System to the Skylab space station in order to boost it into a higher orbit ... in September 1979. The 7 day mission was to see the 2 man crew commander and pilot test shuttle ... 7 days. First landing at Kennedy Space Center . STS 6 Columbia Originally scheduled as the sixth ... payloads and conduct the first EVA from the shuttle. The mission was to last 7 days. STS .... Cancelled between the first flight of the shuttle 1981 and the Challenger disaster 1986 STS 10 Planned ... more details
About the Nintendo Entertainment System video game the SpaceShuttle program SpaceShuttle program Infobox VG title image File SpaceShuttle Project Cover.jpg 250px SpaceShuttle Project caption Cover art developer Imagineering company Imagineering publisher Absolute Entertainment ref name gamefaqs designer John Van Ryzin ref name mobygames cite web url http www.mobygames.com game nes spaceshuttle project title Additional release information publisher MobyGames date accessdate 2012 02 12 ref composer Scott Marshall ref name mobygames released vgrelease NA November 1991 ref name gamefaqs cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com console nes data 587636.html title Release information publisher GameFAQs date accessdate 2009 05 11 ref genre Action game Action ref name gamefaqs modes Single player video game Single player platforms Nintendo Entertainment System ref name gamefaqs media 6 megabit ROM cartridge cartridge SpaceShuttle Project is an Action game action video game released in 1991 by Absolute Entertainment for the Nintendo Entertainment System . It was one of the few Vehicle simulation game vehicle simulator s not to be released for the personal computer . ref cite web url http www.shh mom.com spaceshuttle project review title General summary publisher Shh Mom date accessdate 2012 02 17 ref Summary The object of the game is to successfully launch and fly one of NASA s historic SpaceShuttle s. The first part of the game is often very difficult, requiring the player to activate oxygen and hydrogen pumps as well as get all of his crew members into the shuttle within a strict ... must successfully launch the shuttle into space, maneuver it through space, and complete a mission the final step is to land the shuttle successfully at Edwards Air Force Base . ref name mobygames ... nintendonerds cite web url http www.nintendonerds.com games categories spaceshuttle project r519 title ... Space flight simulation computer games vehicle simulation game stub ... more details
Infobox roller coaster name SpaceShuttle Max caption The cobra roll , Loop element. location Enchanted Kingdom section Spaceport type Steel type2 Shuttle type3 Boomerang status Operating opened July 28, 1995 manufacturer Vekoma model Boomerang lift Chain lift hill height ft 116.6 length ft 935 speed mph 47 inversions 3 duration 1 48 capacity 760 gforce 5.2 rcdb number 1228 coordinates coord 14.2819473 121.0953936 type landmark display title,inline SpaceShuttle Max is an inverted boomerang roller coaster at Enchanted Kingdom located at Santa Rosa City , Laguna province Laguna , Philippines SpaceShuttle Max was formerly known as SpaceShuttle , is inspired by sci fi films and the NASA space program of the 60 s. These features 11 story high SpaceShuttle will let you experience an upside down turn six times. Now the ride renamed as SpaceShuttle Max after the incident happened on 2007 when the ride is technically stopped at the cobra loop. The ride is consist of some student came from Batangas for a Educational Tour. After that incident SpaceShuttle is temporarily suspended for technical renovation. After the technical renovation the ride re opened to the public and renamed as SpaceShuttle Max with the participation of the Pepsi Cola Philippines. This is the first coaster ride of its kind in the country. SpaceShuttle Max is an inverted version of the Boomerang roller coaster Vekoma Boomerang coaster consists of a single train with seven cars, capable of carrying 28 passengers. The ride begins when the train is pulled backwards from the station and up a lift hill, before being released. After being released, the train passes through the station, enters a Cobra roll element referred to as a boomerang by the designers , then travels through a vertical loop. Ride elements Lift hill Cobra roll Loop roller coaster Loop Ride layout The ride begins when the train is pulled ... Saksi SpaceShuttle reopens at Enchanted Kingdom www.gmanews.tv video, Saksi SpaceShuttle reopens ... more details
Frimout br Image Flag of Belgium.svg 20px 47 May 7 1992 STS 49 SpaceShuttleEndeavourEndeavour ...This is a list of persons who served aboard SpaceShuttle crews , arranged in chronological order by mission ... background color silver text align center 1977 bgcolor efefef Order Day Year Mission Shuttle Duration Commander Pilot 1 August 12 1977 Approach and Landing Tests ALT 12 SpaceShuttle Enterprise Enterprise ... 1985 bgcolor efefef Order Day Year Mission Shuttle Duration Commander Pilot colspan 3 Mission Specialists colspan 3 Payload Specialists 1 April 12 1981 STS 1 SpaceShuttle Columbia Columbia 2d 6h John ... P. Allen J. Allen William B. Lenoir Lenoir 6 April 4 1983 STS 6 SpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger ... 41 D SpaceShuttle Discovery Discovery 6d 0h Henry Hartsfield Hartsfield Michael Coats Coats Richard ... M. Lounge Lounge William Frederick Fisher W. Fisher 21 October 3 1985 STS 51 J SpaceShuttle Atlantis ... See also portal Spaceflight List of spaceshuttle missions SpaceShuttle program External links http ... spaceflight SpaceShuttleSpace exploration lists and timelines Category SpaceShuttle program Category Lists of astronauts SpaceShuttle crews it Lista degli equipaggi dello SpaceShuttle ... Engineer Mir Launched to be part of the crew of the Mir Space Station ISS Launched to be part of the crew of the International Space Station . Names of astronauts returning from the Mir or ISS on the SpaceShuttle are shown in italics . They did not have specific crew roles, but are listed in the Payload Specialist columns for reasons of space. STS 61 A in 1985 is the only flight to have launched .... These were atmospheric only, non spaceflight drop tests from a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft . br nowiki nowiki Note 2 The durations listed count only the orbiter free ... Shuttle Duration Commander Pilot colspan 3 Mission Specialists colspan 2 Payload Specialists 24 ... Shuttle Duration Commander Pilot colspan 5 Mission Specialists colspan 3 Payload Specialists ... more details
See also SpaceShuttle program Conception and development SpaceShuttle program Conception and development ... the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968, NASA began early studies of spaceshuttle designs ... and specific. The primary intended use of the spaceshuttle was supporting the future space station ... with the development of a SpaceShuttle . Funding restrictions precluded pursuing the development of both programs simultaneously, however. NASA chose to develop the SpaceShuttle program first, and then planned to use the shuttle in order to construct and service a space station. Air Force involvement ..., due in large part to the loss of the spaceshuttleSpaceShuttle Challenger Challenger on January ... design debate File SpaceShuttle concepts.jpg thumb right 200px Early U.S. spaceshuttle concepts. Chrysler Space Division s SERV is in the top upper left During the early shuttle studies, there was a debate ... in a few payloads rather than many smaller shuttle payloads. A related concept was servicing the space ... would not support that launch rate. In particular the maximum SpaceShuttle external tank external ... space station and Air Force payload requirements weren t sufficient to reach desired shuttle ..., commercial satellites, and scientific research to use only the spaceshuttle. Most other expendable ... not fully reusable design was selected, where an SpaceShuttle external tank external propellent ... carrying the propellant in an SpaceShuttle external tank external tank allowed a larger payload bay ... missions. Final design File National Transonic Facility SpaceShuttle Model GPN 2000 001914.jpg thumb ... 2060 19740022195 SpaceShuttle System Program Definition Phase B Extension Final Report . Washington ... was selected was a SpaceShuttle program winged orbiter with SpaceShuttle Main Engine three liquid fueled engines , a large SpaceShuttle external tank expendable external tank which held Liquid rocket liquid propellant for these engines, and two reusable Spaceshuttle solid rocket boosters . Retrospection ... more details
Orphan date October 2009 SpaceShuttle was a space themed pinball machine made in 1984 by WMS Industries . The table sold 7,000 units with the slogan The fastest way to make your earnings really take off . The concept of the game was done by Joe Kaminkow. The designers were Barry Oursler and Joe Kaminkow. The art was done by Mark Sprenger, the sound by Eugene Jarvis, and the software was done by Larry DeMar. It has been considered by many in the hobby, and industry, to be the pinball game that renewed interest in pinball after the video craze swept the world in the early 1980s. Citation needed date February 2010 Gameplay In SpaceShuttle the main goal is to acquire the shuttle score value from spelling out S H U T T L E by hitting five Glossary of pinball terms S stand up targets and one Glossary of pinball terms D drop target . The reward for the shuttle score value is assigned randomly with each new ball. It will be one of the following 50,000 points plus a bonus holdover, an extra ball, a special, 100,000 points, 50,000 points, 20,000 points, or 100,000 points plus lite outlanes, which will give you another shuttle score value if the ball goes down one of the outlanes The SHUTTLE reward can also be changed by hitting a stand up target, at the top of a short ramp. In SpaceShuttle there are three lights that spell out USA that are lit when a ball rolls over them. They are worth 2,000 points each. Spelling USA increased the end of ball bonus multiplier a multiplication factor for points earned and awarded when the ball in play drains . There are three Glossary of pinball terms ... ball locks and then shooting a ball up the center ramp where the plastic model of a spaceshuttle is. Hitting the main spaceshuttle ramp awards a random point award. Video games SpaceShuttle ... search.pl?any Space Shuttle&sortby Search Database&searchtype quick 2260 IPDB Listing for SpaceShuttle DEFAULTSORT SpaceShuttle Pinball Machine Category Pinball machines Category Article Feedback ... more details
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