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  1. Book:Space Shuttle

    saved book title Space Shuttle subtitle cover image STS120LaunchHiRes.jpg cover color Red Space Shuttle Overview Space Shuttle Space Shuttle program List of space shuttle missions Components Space Shuttle orbiter Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Space Shuttle external tank Space Shuttle Main Engine Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System Reaction control system Space Shuttle thermal protection system Booster separation motor Orbiters Space Shuttle Enterprise Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Atlantis Space Shuttle Endeavour Orbiter add ons Spacelab Astrotech Corporation Canadarm Extended Duration Orbiter Remote Controlled Orbiter Multi Purpose Logistics Module Launch and landing sites Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 List of space shuttle landing runways Emergency landing sites Operations Cancelled Space Shuttle missions List of Space Shuttle crews Timeline of Space Shuttle missions List of space shuttle rollbacks Space Shuttle abort modes Rendezvous pitch maneuver Testing Pathfinder simulator MPTA 098 MPTA ET Approach and Landing Tests Disasters Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Rogers Commission Report Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Columbia Accident Investigation Board Logistical support Crawler transporter Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Orbiter Processing Facility NASA recovery ship Shuttle Training Aircraft Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory Special programs STS 61 A Getaway Special Teacher in Space Project Shuttle Mir Program Selected derivatives Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle Shuttle C Constellation program Shuttle Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Space Launch System Related topics Space Shuttle design process Inertial Upper Stage Payload Assist Module International Space Station Space Shuttle retirement Space Shuttle Explorer Category Wikipedia books on astronomy Space Shuttle ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle orbiter

    Space Shuttle Main Engine main rocket engines were fed from an Space Shuttle external tank external cryogenic propellant tank , and there were also two reusable Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ... of the EVA. Propulsion Three Space Shuttle Main Engine s SSMEs were mounted on the Orbiter s aft ... kg with Space shuttle Main Engine SSME installed Gross Liftoff Weight 240,000  lb 109,000  ... shuttle main index.html Space Shuttle Home Mass Power Batteries Orbit regime Longitude Semimajor Axis ...Infobox Spacecraft Name Space Shuttle orbiter Image File STS 121 DiscoveryEnhanced.jpg 300px Caption The Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery orbiter approaches the International Space Station ISS on STS ... Insertion Date Orbits Decay Launch Launch Vehicle Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Carrier Rocket ... Transponders Coverage Resolution Swath Spectral Band Data rate SSR IMG Resolution The Space Shuttle orbiter was the orbital spacecraft of the Space Shuttle Space Shuttle program program operated by NASA ... crew and any on board payload to the Earth. A total of six Orbiters were built for flight Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis , Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger , Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia , Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery , Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour and Space Shuttle Enterprise Enterprise ..., the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft , while the remaining Orbiters were built for orbital space flights, launched vertically as part of the full Space Shuttle package. Enterprise was partially disassembled ... as a Space Shuttle, in 1981. The first launches of Challenger , Discovery , and finally Atlantis , followed in 1983, 1984 and 1985 respectively. In 1986, Challenger was Space Shuttle Challenger ... launched in 1992. In 2003, Columbia was Space Shuttle Columbia disaster destroyed during ... carried most of the Space Shuttle Space Shuttle System s liquid propellant rocket liquid fueled rocket ... File STSCPanel.jpg thumb 280px Space Shuttle cockpit Attitude control system The Space Shuttle ...   more details



  1. List of space shuttle rollbacks

    24 Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour 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 Space Shuttle ... Facility OPF . 2 1984 07 11 Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery STS 41 D Abort Space shuttle main engine SSME 3 replaced after a launch abort. 3 1985 03 05 Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger Cancelled Space Shuttle missions STS 51 E STS 51 E STS 51 B Payload Challenger was rolled back from Pad ... www.nasa.gov mission pages shuttle main index.html NASA Shuttle page Space Shuttle Space exploration ...This is a list of Space Shuttle space shuttle rollbacks . Rollback is the term NASA uses when the space shuttle is rolled back from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 launch pad atop the Mobile ... 40 Description 1 1983 10 19 Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia STS 9 Inspection failure Suspect exhaust ... Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia STS 35 Inspection failure A hydrogen leak was detected in Space Shuttle external tank External tank ET umbilical. 5 1990 08 09 Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 38 Fuel ... of the external tank orbiter quick disconnect umbilical. 6 1990 10 09 Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia STS 35 Weather Weather threat from Tropical Storm Klaus . 7 1991 03 07 Space Shuttle Discovery ... up on the tank to be accessed at the pad for repairs. 10 1995 08 01 Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour ... Erin 1995 Hurricane Erin . 11 1996 07 10 Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 79 Weather Atlantis ... . 12 1996 09 04 Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery ... tank foam insulation. 14 2001 01 02 Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 98 Crawler failure Atlantis ... Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Enterprise

    pages isbn 0963397451 ref It was constructed without Space Shuttle Main Engine engines or a functional ...DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Enterprise Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Enterprise br OV 101 image Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch configuration.jpg caption Enterprise at Vandenberg ... author NASA ref The Space Shuttle Enterprise NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 101 was the first Space Shuttle orbiter . It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. ref name tech Cite book last Jenkins first Dennis R. title Space Shuttle ... had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia . ref name tech However, during the construction of Columbia ... to be less costly to build Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger around a body frame STA ... to replace Challenger after the latter was Space Shuttle Challenger disaster destroyed , but Space ...&dq enterprise shuttle star trek&hl en title Star Trek Fans Win on Space Shuttle accessdate March ... 101 was not the same as that planned for Space Shuttle Columbia OV 102 , the first flight model the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount Space Shuttle Orbital ... of a Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system , its surface was primarily ... houston steven f udvar hazy center space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time. ref 1977 Year in Review Space Shuttle Enterprise http www.upi.com Audio Year in Review Events of 1977 Space Shuttle Enterprise 12361881614363 5 ref ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle design process

    was selected was a Space Shuttle program winged orbiter with Space Shuttle Main Engine three liquid fueled engines , a large Space Shuttle external tank expendable external tank which held Liquid rocket liquid propellant for these engines, and two reusable Space shuttle solid rocket boosters . Retrospection ...See also Space Shuttle program Conception and development Space Shuttle program Conception and development ... the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968, NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs ... and specific. The primary intended use of the space shuttle was supporting the future space station ... with the development of a Space Shuttle . Funding restrictions precluded pursuing the development of both programs simultaneously, however. NASA chose to develop the Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger on January ... design debate File Space Shuttle concepts.jpg thumb right 200px Early U.S. space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle. Most other expendable ... not fully reusable design was selected, where an Space Shuttle external tank external propellent ... carrying the propellant in an Space Shuttle external tank external tank allowed a larger payload bay ... missions. Final design File National Transonic Facility Space Shuttle Model GPN 2000 001914.jpg thumb ... 2060 19740022195 Space Shuttle System Program Definition Phase B Extension Final Report . Washington ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Mission 2007

    thumbnail 256px left Extra Vehicular Activity, STS 51A The main purpose of Space Shuttle Mission 2007 is to allow the gamer to experience real historical NASA Space Shuttle missions from liftoff T 00 01 50 00 to landing. Initially, Space Shuttle Mission 2007 was released with a set of 11 missions ...Infobox VG title Space Shuttle Mission 2007 The 2008 Edition Space Shuttle Mission Simulator The Collector ... thumb 210px left Space Shuttle at KSC Space Shuttle Mission 2007 , also SSM2007 is a highly realistic Space Shuttle stand alone mission simulator for the Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows XP, Vista ... been under development for more than six years. Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle simulator from the ground up and adding better graphics and more features. The team planned to develop Space Shuttle Mission 2007 as a freeware game, but as the project ... under the title Space Shuttle Mission Simulator The Collector s Edition or SSMS TCE , in EU and USA ... team announced the plan to release a new version titled Space Shuttle Mission Simulator 2 ... section. The Space Shuttle Mission 2007 simulates numerous Space Shuttle systems, including ... 3D Virtual Cockpit during landing at KSC Image SSM2007 STS 98.jpg thumbnail 256px left Space Shuttle ... between the Mission Control Center and the Space Shuttle guiding the user through the mission. Extra ... J and float inside the lab in Zero G just like real Astronauts. Gameplay This Space Shuttle simulation ... mission flown by the Space Shuttle program. Original Missions Space Shuttle Mission 2007 was released ... the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space Shuttle Challenger disaster . Launch of Tracking and Data ... Space Telescope astronomical observatory. STS 88 First Space Shuttle mission to the International Space ... Shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery . STS 121 Carried the Multi Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle program

    shuttle Main Engine s, Rocketdyne now Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, part of United Technologies . ref ... Atlantis Atlantis begins the last mission of the Space Shuttle program main Space Shuttle retirement ... category Space Shuttle program http www.nasa.gov mission pages shuttle main index.html Official ...Dablink This article is about the United States Space Shuttle program. For the shuttle itself, see Space Shuttle . For information on the Soviet space shuttle program, see the article Buran program . Use mdy dates date July 2011 Infobox above Space Shuttle program image File Shuttle delivers ISS P1 truss.jpg ... like an airplane header7 File Space Shuttle Program Commemorative Patch.png 120px label7 data7 header8 label8 data8 header9 label9 data9 header10 label10 data10 NASA s Space Shuttle program , officially ... manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011. The winged Space Shuttle orbiter was launched vertically ... its mission was complete, the Space Shuttle shuttle could independently move itself out of orbit using its Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System Maneuvering System it oriented itself appropriately ... flights into orbit. Its List of space shuttle missions missions involved carrying large payloads ... The New York Times ref The program commenced on April 12, 1981, with Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia and STS 1 , the first shuttle orbital flight. The space shuttle program finished with its last mission, STS 135 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis , in July 2011, retiring the final shuttle in the fleet. The Space Shuttle program formally ended on August 31, 2011. ref http www.spaceflightnow.com news n1108 29shannon ref Conception and development Main Space Shuttle design process Before the Apollo 11 Apollo XI moon landing in 1969, NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. In 1969 ... the shuttle studies to date, and recommended a national space strategy including building a space shuttle. ref name decision Hepplewhite, T.A. http history.nasa.gov SP 4221 sp4221.htm The Space ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle America

    in 1994. The ride s main feature was a full scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter. It closed ...Unreferenced date November 2009 Infobox Space Shuttle name Space Shuttle America image Space Shuttle America.jpg caption Space Shuttle America ride viewed from Sky Trek Tower coord 42 22 10.08 N 87 56 12.13 W display title Space Shuttle America also known as Space Shuttle America The Next Century was a motion ... storyline of the ride was that riders have boarded a new Space Shuttle called America , which is capable ... itself is a fiberglass mock up of a Space Shuttle orbiter that has authentic tiles used in actual space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle America and its final operating .... External links Category Simulator rides Category Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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



  1. Space Shuttle retirement

    have ended and home to the plants which manufactured the orbiters and the Space Shuttle Main Engine ... Shuttle Main Engine SSMEs Pratt & Whitney RS 25 26 have been part of the STS program, with three used ... Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Atlantis Shuttle Atlantis begins the last mission of the Space Shuttle program The retirement of NASA NASA s Space Shuttle fleet took place from March to July 2011. Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery was the first of the three active space shuttles to be retired, completing its STS 133 final mission on March 9, 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour STS 134 did so on June 1. The STS 135 final shuttle mission was completed with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis on July 21, 2011, bringing about the end of the 30 year Space Shuttle program ... end 2011 100701.html NASA Delays Space Shuttle Program s End to 2011 . Space.com, July 1, 2010 ... space title NASA weighs plan to keep space shuttle until 2017 publisher MSNBC last Coppinger first Rob date February 3, 2010 ref Hardware developed for the Space Shuttle met various ends with conclusion ... topics shuttle station features shuttle homes.html title NASA Announces New Homes for Space Shuttle ... name intrepid cite news last McGeehan first Patrick title Space Shuttle to Land in Manhattan url http cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com 2011 04 12 space shuttle to land in manhattan accessdate April 12, 2011 ... watch?v v iqc FbRaw title Homes of Retired Space Shuttle Orbiters Announcement by NASA Admin Charlie ... 23, 2011 ref class wikitable Shuttle br Name Shuttle br Designation Retirement Destination File Space Shuttle Enterprise logo.png 60px Enterprise space shuttle Enterprise OV 101 Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum , br New York City, New York State New York File Space Shuttle Discovery Tribute.jpg 60px Discovery space shuttle Discovery OV 103 Udvar Hazy Center , br Smithsonian Institution s National Air ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Columbia

    as its main Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system TPS , with white silicone ... and destruction Main Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Columbia was destroyed at about 0900 Time zone ...Italic title prefixed 13 Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Columbia br OV 102 image STS 109 launch.jpg caption Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS 109 HST 3B to repair the Hubble ... status Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Destroyed February 1, 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 102 was the first spaceworthy Space Shuttle in NASA s orbital fleet. First launched on the STS 1 mission, the first of the Space Shuttle program, it completed 27 missions before being Space Shuttle 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 Space shuttle worker dies ... 11, 1982. At this point Columbia was joined by Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger , which performed ... and a six person crew was carried, including the first non American astronaut on a space shuttle ... to include Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis . Columbia returned ... of Representatives to venture into space, Bill Nelson . The next shuttle mission was undertaken by Challenger ... ended in Space Shuttle Challenger disaster disaster 73 seconds after launch. In the aftermath NASA s shuttle ... orbiter Image Space Shuttle Columbia launching.jpg right thumb 200px Columbia launching during STS ... orbiter launched with its Space Shuttle external tank external tank painted white, which was later ... 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 ... and the post Challenger stand down. Image Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 28 in 1989 ... weigh as little unloaded as the other orbiters in the fleet. The next oldest shuttle, Space Shuttle ...   more details



  1. Criticism of the Space Shuttle program

    Shuttle Main Engine s SSMEs were highly complex and maintenance intensive, necessitating removal and extensive ...Criticism of the Space Shuttle program stems from claims that NASA NASA s Space Shuttle program Shuttle ... access. Space Shuttle incremental per pound launch costs ultimately turned out to be considerably ... PDF publisher Futron ref by 2011, the incremental cost per flight of the Space Shuttle was estimated ... title NASA Space Shuttle and International Space Station publisher Nasa.gov date accessdate 2010 ... cost of the Space Shuttle program, averaged over all missions and adjusted for inflation, was estimated ... Shuttle , Book Review Final Countdown NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program by Pat Duggins ... Space 20Shuttle 20history.htm title Space Shuttle history Shuttle operations publisher Century of Flight ... caused by the chronically high NASA Space Shuttle program costs have eliminated NASA manned space flight ... programs until after the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger disaster . ref cite book ... to conduct science experiments on board the shuttle to be used to study the effects of space flight ... 01.html title The Space Shuttle and Space Stations date 1997 09 06 publisher The K 8 Aeronautics Internet ... 04 ref The Shuttle was originally billed as a space vehicle that would be able to launch once a week ... the United States Congress . ref cite book last Lardas first Mark coauthors Ian Palmer title Space Shuttle ... 7 year 2004 ref Beginning in 1981, the space shuttle began to be used for space travel. However, by the mid ... title Space Shuttle publisher The Internet Encyclopedia of Science accessdate 2008 09 26 ... was made on the main shuttle contractors in 1972, work was spread among companies to make the program ... of the Shuttle is now with one company the United Space Alliance , a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed ... Report , on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger disaster . Some researchers have criticized ... thumb right 200px The original, simple, vision of Space Shuttle ground processing Image ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Atlantis

    shuttle mission to fly with a Block II Space Shuttle Main Engine SSME . ref cite web url http ... three pounds less than the Space Shuttle Endeavour Space Shuttle Endeavour with the three main ... completed NASASpaceFlight.com Bot generated title ref Planned decommissioning main Space Shuttle retirement ...DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Atlantis Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Atlantis br ... 12 status Retired The Space Shuttle Atlantis Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 104 is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet belonging to the NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... and the next to the last Space Shuttle to be constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern ... Features atlantis 25 year career.html title Space Shuttle Atlantis Wraps Up 25 year Career author ... news 7cool things space shuttle atlantis 100512.html publisher space.com ref The last mission of Atlantis was STS 135 , the last flight before the Space Shuttle retirement Shuttle program ended ... Institution from 1930 to 1966. ref cite web title Space Shuttle Atlantis Orbitor Fleet url http www.nasa.gov ... Jenkins first Dennis R. title Space Shuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System ... thumb Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia . ref name Atlantis Facts Florida Today Cite web url http www.floridatoday.com article 20110408 NEWS0208 110408014 0 videobillboardtest Space Shuttle Atlantis facts?odyssey nav head title Space Shuttle Atlantis facts publisher Florida Today date 9 April 2011 accessdate 29 April ... Station during STS 132 mission. Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on its maiden voyage on 3 October ... http www.collectspace.com news news 042210a.html title Space shuttle Atlantis moves to launch pad for final ... one other mission, STS 61 B , the second night launch in the shuttle program, before the Space Shuttle ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle abort modes

    was Space Shuttle Main Engine SSME failure, causing inability either to cross the Atlantic or to achieve ... fuel leak in one of the Space Shuttle Main Engine SSMEs on STS 93 resulted in a slightly lower ... a single Space Shuttle Main Engine SSME was survivable prior to about 350 seconds into the ascent ... in Space shuttle main engine SSME 3. Discovery List of space shuttle rollbacks rolled back to VAB for replacement engine. 1985 07 12 Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger STS 51 F RSLS T 3 seconds Coolant ...A Space Shuttle abort was an emergency procedure due to equipment failure on NASA s Space Shuttle , most commonly during ascent. A Space Shuttle Main Engine main engine failure is a typical abort scenario. There are fewer abort options during reentry and descent. For example, the Space Shuttle Columbia ... roughly 6.6 seconds before liftoff. From that point to ignition of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket ... Mission Profile ref Intact abort modes This section is linked from STS 51 F Image Space Shuttle abort panel.jpg thumb right 250px Abort panel on Space Shuttle Challenger . Taken during STS 51 F . There were four intact abort modes for the Space Shuttle. Intact aborts were designed to provide a safe ... the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket boosters are jettisoned. It then Flight dynamics .... Then the SSMEs are stopped, the Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle ... be declared between roughly T 2 30 minutes 2 minutes, 30 seconds after liftoff and Main Engine Cutoff ... cite book title Space shuttle 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 SPACE SHUTTLE ... 17044 title France to assist NASA with the future launches of the Space Shuttle accessdate 2009 08 ... that little could be done. In the case of STS 51 L Challenger , the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ...   more details



  1. Military space shuttle

    Multiple issues refimprove August 2009 inappropriate tone December 2007 A military space shuttle would be the military equivalent of NASA s space shuttle . Many experts Who date May 2011 believed Citation ... has a payload volume of 3.1 the space shuttle s payload volume, show that a significant space capability has been developed by the military if far less capable than the space shuttle itself. In the design phase of what eventually became the Space Shuttle, 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 Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Challenger disaster in January 1986. In the wake of Challenger , on December 26, 1989 the Space Shuttle Program at Vandenberg was terminated by the USAF. ref Jenkins, D Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System , page 331. 2001 ref The Soviet Buran spacecraft Buran space shuttle was designed with military applications in mind as well. One of the main reasons for its creation was to counter the perceived military advantage that the NASA space shuttle gave the USA. On the first launch of Buran s Energia ... aborted military programs to develop a form of space shuttle. 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 ...   more details



  1. Space shuttle launch countdown

    T 16  seconds Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system T 10  seconds Space Shuttle Main Engine Main engine start T 6.6  seconds at t 0 solid rocket boosters ignite, explosive bolts release the boosters and the entire shuttle stack from the mobile launch platform and the vehicle lifts off the launch pad. References reflist Category NASA de Countdown Space Shuttle ... issues. Launches of the space shuttle to the international space station do not allow for holds ... first Eric title How Things Work Shuttle Launch Windows journal Air and Space year 2002 month March ... This built in hold varies between 13 to 14  hours. space shuttle launch criteria Weather and engineering ...File 020408 STS110 Atlantis launch.jpg thumb right center Liftoff of STS 110 in 2002 center Launch of a space shuttle mission is governed by a countdown. 2 clocks are maintained, the unofficial, but sometimes mentioned, L launch clock represents the time remaining before the scheduled launch in real ... at the Kennedy Space Center ref cite web last Butterworth first Paul title Speed of the Earth s Rotation ... FOR SHUTTLE MISSION STS 97 BEGINS 1  A.M. NOV. 28 url http www pao.ksc.nasa.gov kscpao release 2000 100 00.htm publisher NASA ref ref cite web title Space Shuttle Launch Countdown url http science.ksc.nasa.gov shuttle countdown count.html T 06H00M publisher NASA ref ref cite web title Countdown 101 url http www.nasa.gov mission pages shuttle launch countdown101.html publisher NASA ref Milestones ... hold Begin final preparations of the orbiter s three main engines for main propellant tanking and flight ... perform air to ground voice checks with Launch Control Kennedy Space Center and Mission Control Johnson Space Center Close the orbiter s crew hatch and check for leaks Complete White room spaceflight ... devices T 5  minutes, 0  seconds Start orbiter aerosurface profile test, followed by main engine gimbal profile test T 3  minutes, 55  seconds Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm, or beanie ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle (pinball)

    ball locks and then shooting a ball up the center ramp where the plastic model of a space shuttle is. Hitting the main space shuttle ramp awards a random point award. Video games Space Shuttle ...Orphan date October 2009 Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 ... search.pl?any Space Shuttle&sortby Search Database&searchtype quick 2260 IPDB Listing for Space Shuttle DEFAULTSORT Space Shuttle Pinball Machine Category Pinball machines Category Article Feedback ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

    accessdate January 1, 2007 ref Until liftoff actually occurs, the Space Shuttle main engine s SSMEs ... up to Space Shuttle Main Engine Upgrades 104 under computer control. At this moment, the two SRBs were ... the tower, the SSMEs were operating at Space Shuttle Main Engine Thrust specifications 104 of their rated ... 2011 DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Infobox news event title Space Shuttle Challenger disaster image Image Challenger explosion.jpg 250px caption Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger ... Scobee inquiries Rogers Commission outcome Grounding of the Space Shuttle fleet for nearly three years ... row Ellison Onizuka , Christa McAuliffe , Gregory Jarvis , Judith Resnik . The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Challenger ... began after an O ring seal in its right Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket booster SRB ... attachment hardware and Space Shuttle external tank external fuel tank . This led to the separation .... O ring concerns ref improve section date January 2011 Each of the two Space Shuttle Solid Rocket ... title Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume 1, chapter ... was present as early as the second space shuttle mission, STS 2 , which was flown by Columbia. However ... at the Space Shuttle abort modes Transoceanic Abort Landing TAL site in Dakar , Senegal . NASA ... was delayed the next day by problems with the Space Shuttle orbiter A Description of the Space Shuttle ... 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 Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume ... web author Rogers Commission report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle ... report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident ... from the right side Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster SRB This entire section reads like an official ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Challenger

    the in flight breakup that killed all seven crew members. main Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ...DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Challenger Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Challenger br OV 099 image Space Shuttle Challenger lands for the first time, completing STS 6. .jpg caption ... 995 distance 25,803,939 miles deployed 10 dockings mir dockings iss status Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Destroyed January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 099 was NASA s second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia having been the first. The shuttle was built by Rockwell International s Space Transportation Systems ... 28, 1986, Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle program decided .... ref NASA planned to refit the prototype orbiter Space Shuttle Enterprise Enterprise OV 101 , used for flight ... of the first orbiter, Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia OV 102 , would have required extensive rework ... fewer tiles in its Space shuttle thermal protection system Thermal Protection System than Columbia ... in the Space Shuttle Re entry and landing descent phase of a mission. Flights and modifications ... on 85 of all Space Shuttle list of space shuttle missions missions . Even when the orbiters Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis joined the fleet, Challenger remained ... landing of a Space Shuttle. Challenger was also the first space shuttle to be destroyed in an accident ... and transported to the silos for storage. Because of its early loss, Challenger was the only space shuttle ... center height 208 is magic quick JPEG resize of this image Col2 center Image Space Shuttle Challenger ... Base Deployed Tracking and Data Relay Satellite TDRS A . br First spacewalk during a space shuttle ... Air Force Base Guion Bluford becomes first African American in space br First shuttle night launch ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Endeavour

    DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Endeavour Use dmy dates date January 2012 Infobox Space Shuttle name Endeavour br OV 105 image STS 127 Launch Pad 39A.jpg caption Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Complex 39 ... silhouette STS 130.jpg thumb Endeavour straddling the stratosphere and mesosphere Space Shuttle Endeavour Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 105 is one of the retired Space Shuttle orbiter orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA , the space agency of the United States. ref cite web url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy shuttleoperations orbiters endeavour info.html title Space Shuttle Overview ... NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger ... of the Space Shuttle program, ref cite web url http www.nasa.gov mission pages station structure iss ... of the STS 135 mission, Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis became the last Space Shuttle ... Shuttle Challenger Challenger , which was lost in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster STS 51 L launch accident in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis , two of the previous shuttles, were used in its assembly. NASA chose to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Space Shuttle Enterprise Enterprise ... Space Center Space Shuttle Endeavour Bot generated title ref This is why the name is spelled in the British ... F The Naming of Space Shuttle Endeavour.html title The Naming Of The Space Shuttle Endeavour publisher ... International claimed that it had made no profit on Space Shuttle Endeavour , despite construction ... after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster disintegration of sister ship Space Shuttle Columbia ... McAuliffe on the ill fated STS 51 L mission. Upgrades and features File Space Shuttle Transit.jpg ... in flight en route back to the Kennedy Space Center atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in 2008 File Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands at the Kennedy Space Center on July 31st, 2009..jpg thumb Endeavour ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Explorer

    unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Space Shuttle name Explorer image Space Shuttle Explorer.jpg caption Mock Space Shuttle Explorer at Kennedy Space Center , Florida . Space Shuttle Explorer is a full scale, high fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle . 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 Space Shuttle Program. The model ... Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system tiles bearing numbers, as the genuine ... blankets. Move to Houston Space Shuttle Explorer was removed from KSC Visitor Center December ... manages operations of the Visitor Center, along with NASA, feared images of a space shuttle with no wings could become iconic of the Shuttle program s ending and ignite the public, undermining NASA s work ... Space Shuttle Explorer Pathfinder simulator Pathfinder Space Shuttle simulator References reflist coord 28 31 32 N 80 40 49 W display title Space Shuttle Category Space Shuttle tourist attractions Explorer it Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle external tank external tank mated to two Space Shuttle 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



  1. Space Shuttle Discovery

    DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Discovery Use mdy dates date November 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Discovery br OV 103 image STS 124 Discovery Launch1.jpg caption Space Shuttle Discovery launches from Launch ... iss 13 ref name NASAfacts status Retired ref name slt Space Shuttle Discovery Orbiter Vehicle Designation OV 103 is one of the retired Space Shuttle orbiter orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA ... shuttleoperations orbiters discovery info.html title Space Shuttle Overview Discovery OV 103 ..., Discovery became the third operational orbiter following Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia and Space ... Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis . History The spacecraft takes its name ... 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 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster ... Marcia title Space shuttle Discovery lands, ends flying career url http www.sltrib.com sltrib world ... Part 1 Discovery space shuttle 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 space shuttle ... cite news last Travis first Matthew title Part 3 Discovery space shuttle up close and personal tour ... Matthew title STS 133 Landing Space Shuttle Discovery Completes Final Mission To Space url http www.youtube.com ... space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Overview Discovery ... is convert 6 lb heavier than Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis and convert 363 lb heavier than Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour . ref name FT facts cite news title Space Shuttle Discovery Facts url http www.floridatoday.com article 20110408 NEWS0208 110408015 Space Shuttle Discovery facts newspaper ...   more details



  1. Indian Space Shuttle Program

    incoherent date August 2011 The Indian Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle in 2010 , RIA Novosti ref In the end of 1980s and beginning of 1990s India had plans to develop the small Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle 123239 ref References reflist External links http broadband.indiatimes.com showvideo 3428528.cms Times of India, Video News article on India s first Space shuttle Indian space program Category Indian space program Category Proposed spacecraft Category Proposed space launch vehicles ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Project

    About the Nintendo Entertainment System video game the Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle program Infobox VG title image File Space Shuttle Project Cover.jpg 250px Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle 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 Space Shuttle 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 space shuttle project r519 title ... Space flight simulation computer games vehicle simulation game stub ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Max

    Infobox roller coaster name Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle Max is an inverted boomerang roller coaster at Enchanted Kingdom located at Santa Rosa City , Laguna province Laguna , Philippines Space Shuttle Max was formerly known as Space Shuttle , is inspired by sci fi films and the NASA space program of the 60 s. These features 11 story high Space Shuttle will let you experience an upside down turn six times. Now the ride renamed as Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle is temporarily suspended for technical renovation. After the technical renovation the ride re opened to the public and renamed as Space Shuttle Max with the participation of the Pepsi Cola Philippines. This is the first coaster ride of its kind in the country. Space Shuttle 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 Space Shuttle reopens at Enchanted Kingdom www.gmanews.tv video, Saksi Space Shuttle reopens ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

    insulation the size of a small briefcase broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank the ET main ... Century of Flight title The Columbia space shuttle accident accessdate August 13, 2007 ref The shuttle s Space Shuttle external tank main fuel tank is covered in foam as an insulator, to avoid ice ... 107 . DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Infobox news event image Image Disaster of Columbia.JPG ... were initiated. The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS 107 , the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle ... wing, damaging the Shuttle s Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system TPS ... near the bottom of the left Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster solid rocket booster SRB causing a dent ... STS 107 was the 113th Space Shuttle launch. It was delayed 18  times ref name mission objectives ... issues. Space Shuttle flight operations were delayed for over two years, similar to the delay following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger accident . Construction of the International ... Space Agency for resupply until Shuttle flights resumed with STS 114 and 41 months for crew rotation ... , who piloted a previous shuttle during the first docking with the International Space Station STS ... as foam shedding. As with the O ring erosions that ultimately doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Challenger , NASA management became accustomed to these phenomena when no serious consequences ... by sociologist Diane Vaughan in her book on the Space Shuttle Challenger launch decision Challenger ... damaging the thermal protection on the Space Shuttle. ref cite book title Comm Check author Cabbage ... subsequent shuttle flights be imaged while in orbit using ground based or space based Department ... accessdate January 30, 2006 ref NASA s chief Space shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection ... C during the next six minutes. As former Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale stated in a press ...   more details




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