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  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 ... 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 ... 2006 after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster 2003 Columbia disaster . Discovery also carried ... Museum . ref name slt cite news last Dunn first Marcia title Space shuttle Discovery lands, ends ... name ares2 cite news last Travis first Matthew title Part 1 Discovery space shuttle up close and personal ... first Matthew title Part 2 Discovery space shuttle up close and personal tour at KSC url http www.youtube.com ... Discovery space shuttle up close and personal tour at KSC url http www.youtube.com watch?v YBJrV dqgT4 ... ref ref name ares5 cite news last Travis first Matthew title STS 133 Landing Space Shuttle Discovery ... cite news last Travis first Matthew title STS 133 space shuttle Discovery launches for the final time ... pressroom releaseDetail.cfm?releaseID 256 title Space Shuttle Discovery Joins the National Collection ... over cite web title Space Shuttle Overview Discovery OV 103 url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy ... safety modifications. ref name over Discovery is convert 6 lb heavier than Space Shuttle ... cite news title Space Shuttle Discovery Facts url http www.floridatoday.com article 20110408 NEWS0208 110408015 Space Shuttle Discovery facts newspaper Florida Today date April 10, 2011 ref Decommissioning ... long decontamination process, ref cite web last Chow first Denise title Space Shuttle Discovery Lands on Earth After Final Voyage url http www.space.com 11080 space shuttle discovery final landing.html ... cite news last Travis first Matthew title Part 2 Discovery space shuttle up close and personal ...   more details



  1. Discovery Space

    Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Website name Discovery Space logo screenshot caption url http space.discovery.com commercial type space , astronomy language English registration Not required owner Discovery Channel & Discovery Communications author launch date June 6, 2008 current status Active revenue slogan Discovery Space http dsc.discovery.com space is a Web site launched by Discovery Communications LLC DCI on Friday June 6, 2008 ref http www.facebook.com pages Discovery Space 16015888339 Discovery Space Facebook Bot generated title ref . Its sister site Discovery Technology http dsc.discovery.com technology was launched concurrently. Along with Discovery Technology, Discovery Space is viewed as a key part of Discovery s strategy to maintain a strong online presence ref http www.davemosher.com Dave Mosher Web Producer, Science Journalist, Geek Bot generated title ref . Topics covered by the Web site s writers and bloggers include human spaceflight , unmanned spaceflight , astronomy , astrophysics , cosmology , particle physics , planetary science , space policy, space culture, student science, and other space related subjects. The Lowell Observatory is partnered with Discovery Space and is providing StarTales content ref http www.lowell.edu outreach startales.php StarTales, from Lowell Observatory Bot generated title ref to the site. References references Refbegin Facebook fan page for Discovery Space run by the Discovery Channel http www.facebook.com pages Discovery Space 16015888339 accessed July 2, 2008 Statement from Dave Mosher, the Discovery Space site s producer, on his personal site http www.davemosher.com accessed July 2, 2008 Publicized link from Lowell Observatory ... links http dsc.discovery.com space Discovery Space official Web site http www.facebook.com pages Discovery Space 16015888339 Discovery Space Facebook fan page http www.lowell.edu outreach startales.php Lowell Observatory StarTales Web site Category Discovery Channel ...   more details



  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 ...   more details



  1. List of space shuttle rollbacks

    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 ... 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 ... . 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 ... 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 ... on May 11th 2009. 20 2010 12 17 Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery STS 133 External tank repairs ...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 ... 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 ... 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 ... tank foam insulation. 14 2001 01 02 Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis STS 98 Crawler failure Atlantis ...   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 ... equivalent to the shuttle being used on actual missions, show that this military shuttle is now a reality. In the design phase of what eventually became the Space Shuttle, there were plans for the U.S. ... 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 ... the perceived military advantage that the NASA space shuttle gave the USA. On the first launch ... been several ostensibly aborted military programs to develop a form of space shuttle. Given that current ... equivalent to the Space Shuttle. There have been several programs speculated to exist inside the military ... of proposed surveillance 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 ... satellites as a more 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 AFB , first in May 1985 and then in September of that year. Discovery would have been dedicated 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 Center in Florida, the last dedicated mission being STS 53 in late 1992, deploying ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Mission 2007

    with the International Space Station. STS 103 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery . STS 121 Carried the Multi Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo ... Module Leonardo . Mission was flown on August 2009 by Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery ...Infobox VG title Space Shuttle Mission 2007 The 2008 Edition image Image SSM2007 breaking the sound barrier.jpg ... optional, but recommended Image SSM2007 KSC PAD.jpg thumb 210px left Space Shuttle at KSC Space Shuttle Mission 2007 , also SSM2007 is a highly realistic Space Shuttle stand alone mission ... was released on January 1, 2008 after having been under development for more than six years. Space Shuttle ... the old and venerable Shuttle the Space Flight Simulator Virgin game Virgin Shuttle Simulator alive again and match the new PC technology 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 ... 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 but as time ... section. The Space Shuttle Mission 2007 simulates numerous Space Shuttle systems, including ... Virtual Cockpit during landing at KSC Image SSM2007 STS 98.jpg thumbnail 256px left Space Shuttle docking ... 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 ... flown by the Space Shuttle program. Original Missions Space Shuttle Mission 2007 was released with a set ... the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space Shuttle Challenger disaster . Launch of Tracking and Data ... Telescope astronomical observatory. STS 88 First Space Shuttle mission to the International Space ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle program

    to KSC in July 1982, Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery OV 103 in November 1983, and Space Shuttle ... crew to three. Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery touched down successfully on July 17, 2006 at 9 ... thumb right 250px Space Shuttle Discovery as it approaches the International Space Station during STS ...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 orbiter

    Infobox Spacecraft Name Space Shuttle orbiter Image Image STS 121 DiscoveryEnhanced.jpg 300px Caption The Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery orbiter approaches the International Space Station ISS on STS ... 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 ... to right Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia , Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger , Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery , Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis , and Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour . Individual ... 12, 1981. Destroyed during re entry on February 1, 2003 center OV 103 center Space Shuttle Discovery ... after launch on its 10th mission. The Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery first launched on August ... work Discovery RSS Archive publisher NASA accessdate 11 May 2011 ref The Space Shuttle Atlantis ... Insertion Date Orbits Decay Launch Launch Vehicle Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Carrier Rocket ... shuttle main index.html Space Shuttle Home Mass Power Batteries Orbit regime Longitude Semimajor Axis ... 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 ... as part of the full Space Shuttle package. Enterprise was partially disassembled and retired ... 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 disaster destroyed ... in 1992. In 2003, Columbia was Space Shuttle Columbia disaster destroyed during re entry , leaving ... of the Space Shuttle Space Shuttle System s liquid propellant rocket liquid fueled rocket propulsion system , but both the liquid hydrogen fuel and the liquid oxygen oxidizer for its three Space Shuttle ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Challenger

    s Space Shuttle fleet, flying far more missions per year than Columbia. In 1983 and 1984, Challenger flew 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 ...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 ... ref orbits 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 ... 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster resulting in the death of all seven crew members . The accident ... shuttle resources orbiters Challenger.html Orbiter Vehicles , Kennedy Space Center , NASA , 2000 10 ... 7, 2007. ref Construction Because of the low production of orbiters, the Space Shuttle program .... 23. ref NASA planned to refit the prototype orbiter Space Shuttle Enterprise Enterprise OV 101 , used ... of the first orbiter, Space Shuttle Columbia Columbia OV 102 , would have required extensive ... it had fewer tiles in its Space shuttle thermal protection system Thermal Protection System than ... for use in the Space Shuttle Re entry and landing descent phase of a mission. Flights and modifications ... and night landing of a Space Shuttle. Challenger was also the first space shuttle to be destroyed in an accident ... center height 208 is magic quick JPEG resize of this image Col2 center Image Space Shuttle Challenger ... Edwards Air Force Base Guion Bluford becomes first African American in space br First shuttle night .... Image Challenger explosion.jpg thumb Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger s smoke plume ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Enterprise

    Discovery Discovery and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis to build Space Shuttle Endeavour Endeavour . ref ... that Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Discovery , the most traveled orbiter in the fleet, will be added ...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 ... pages isbn 0963397451 ref It was constructed without Space Shuttle Main Engine engines or a functional ... 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 ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle retirement

    Space Shuttle Discovery Tribute.jpg 60px Discovery space shuttle Discovery OV 103 Udvar Hazy Center , br Smithsonian Institution s National Air and Space Museum , br Chantilly, Virginia File Space Shuttle Atlantis Tribute2.jpg 60px Atlantis space shuttle Atlantis OV 104 Kennedy Space Center , br Merritt Island , Florida File Space Shuttle Endeavour Tribute.jpg 60px Endeavour space shuttle Endeavour ... Discovery Channel Space Shuttle Timeline 2009 Factoid on Slide No.13 of Slideshow , Quote LAUNCH ... 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 ... Designation Retirement Destination File Space Shuttle Enterprise logo.png 60px Enterprise space shuttle ... and Space Museum , Chantilly, Virginia , where Discovery will take its place. On April 12, 2011, NASA ... for Space Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement author NASA date April 12, 2011 work NASA accessdate April 12, 2011 ref ref 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 ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Columbia

    to include Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery and Space Shuttle Atlantis Atlantis . Columbia returned ... , Discovery , Atlantis , Endeavour , and even the Space Shuttle Enterprise Enterprise all, until ...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 ... 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 ... as its main Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system TPS , with white silicone ... blankets also known as Fibrous Insulation Blankets, or FIB s after their successful use on shuttle Discovery ... and the post Challenger stand down. Image Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 28 in 1989 ...   more details



  1. List of space shuttle missions

    flight STS 51 a mission carried out by Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery in 1993 was many years ... Shuttle International Space Station ISS assembly flight 94 sort 0527 May 27 , 1999 STS 96 Discovery ...class floatright style float right File STS 73 landing.jpg thumb right U.S. shuttle Space Shuttle Columbia ... missions in its Space Shuttle program , ref name archives Cite web url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy shuttleoperations archives 2005.html title Space Shuttle Mission Archives accessdate November ... Space Shuttle The History of the National Space Transportation System publisher Voyageur Press year ... module. Flight numbering The U.S. space shuttle program was officially referred to as the Space ... STS 33R. ref name tech After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger disaster , a sequential ... rowspan 2 Longest flight colspan 2 First flight colspan 2 Last flight ALT Date ALT Date Space Shuttle ... 16 align right Oct 26, 1977 Shuttle stats List of shuttle flights See also Timeline of Space Shuttle ... tests. ref Enterprise 2 00d 00h 05m Edwards Air Force Base Edwards First free flight of Space Shuttle ... first flight of Challenger first space shuttle extra vehicular activity 7 sort 0618 June 18 , 1983 ... 01m 13s N A Planned TDRS deployment, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Loss of vehicle and crew , Teacher in Space Flight 26 sort 0929 September 29 , 1988 STS 26 Discovery 5 04d 01h Edwards TDRS deployment first post Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger flight 27 sort 1202 December 2 , 1988 ... 28 sort 0313 March 13 , 1989 STS 29 Discovery 5 04d 23h Edwards TDRS D IUS, IMAX, SHARE I space ... , 1990 STS 31 Discovery 5 05d 01h Edwards Hubble Space Telescope deployment 36 sort 1006 October 6 ... 7 10d 19h HST Kennedy Hubble Space Telescope servicing 60 sort 0203 February 3 , 1994 STS 60 Discovery ... 6 6 10d 04h Mir Kennedy Shuttle Mir docking 82 sort 0211 February 11 , 1997 STS 82 Discovery ... Discovery 6 7 09d 19h Mir Kennedy Last Shuttle Mir docking 92 sort 1029 October 29 , 1998 STS 95 Discovery ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Endeavour

    DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Endeavour Use mdy dates date May 2011 Infobox Space Shuttle name Endeavour br OV 105 image STS 127 Launch Pad 39A.jpg caption Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Complex 39 LC ... 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 ... of the Space Shuttle program, ref cite web url http www.nasa.gov mission pages station structure ... 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 ... stories F The Naming of Space Shuttle Endeavour.html title The Naming Of The Space Shuttle Endeavour ... 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 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 America

    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 ... in 1994. The ride s main feature was a full scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter. It closed ... 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. File:Space Shuttle Tiles.JPG

    Summary A diagram of the usage of different tiles on the Space Shuttle. This image can be found without text at Image Space Shuttle Tiles NO TEXT.JPG Summary here Licensing PD USGov NASA Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot Orphan image ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle Atlantis

    title NASA S Shuttle Discovery Heads To Space Station On Its Final Mission publisher NASA date ...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 ... Space Shuttle Atlantis as it solar transit transits the sun Weight with three shuttle main engines ... Atlantis was completed in about half the time it took to build Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle ... NEWS0208 110408014 0 videobillboardtest Space Shuttle Atlantis facts?odyssey nav head title Space ... less than the Space Shuttle Endeavour Space Shuttle Endeavour with the three main engines . Notable ... STS 132 mission. Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on its maiden voyage on 3 October 1985, on mission ... news news 042210a.html title Space shuttle Atlantis moves to launch pad for final planned ..., STS 61 B , the second night launch in the shuttle program, before the Space Shuttle Challenger ... 7cool things space shuttle atlantis 100512.html title 7 Cool Things You Didn t Know About Space Shuttle ... U.S. manned space flight first U.S. shuttle Russian Space Station Mir docking and joint on orbit ... author European Space Agency accessdate 25 July 2010 ref File STS 135 Space Shuttle Launch.ogv ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle abort modes

    Discovery Discovery STS 41 D RSLS T 3 seconds Sluggish valve detected in Space shuttle main engine SSME 3. Discovery List of space shuttle rollbacks rolled back to VAB for replacement engine. 1985 07 ... in the oxidizer preburner on SSME 2. All engines replaced on pad. 1993 08 12 Space Shuttle Discovery ...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 ... was Space Shuttle 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 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 ... url http www.nasa.gov centers kennedy pdf 167472main TALsites 06.pdf title Space Shuttle Transoceanic ... leak in one of the Space Shuttle Main Engine SSMEs on STS 93 resulted in a slightly lower orbit ... title Space shuttle the history of the National Space Transportation System the first 100 missions ... url http www.tc.gc.ca publications EN TP12952 PDF 5CHR TP12952E.PDF title NASA SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY ... France to assist NASA with the future launches of the Space Shuttle accessdate 2009 08 27 ref Hao ... of STS 51 L Challenger , the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster s were still burning as they tore ... almost instantly from aerodynamic stresses as the stack broke up. The Space Shuttle Columbia ...   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 s Center December ... operations of the Visitor Center, along with NASA, were feared images of a space shuttle with no wings would become iconic of the Shuttle Program s ending and ignite the public, undermining NASA ... 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 Challenger disaster

    For more information about the final mission and crew of the Challenger STS 51 L Merge from Space Shuttle Challenger launch decision discuss Talk Space Shuttle Challenger launch decision Merge proposal date July 2011 Use mdy dates date May 2011 DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Image Challenger explosion.jpg thumb Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger Challenger s smoke plume after the in flight ... 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 ... vehicle 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 ... Space Universe title Remembering the Challenger Shuttle Explosion A Disaster 25 Years Ago url http ... Space Shuttle Challenger launch decision Image Ice on the Pad on the Day of STS 51 L s Launch GPN 2004 ... to January 25 due to storm bad weather at the Space Shuttle abort modes Transoceanic Abort ... with the Space Shuttle orbiter A Description of the Space Shuttle Orbiter exterior access hatch ..., crosswinds at the Shuttle Landing Facility exceeded the limits for a Space Shuttle abort modes Return ... Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume 1, chapter 2 year 1986 url http ... report title Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume ... smoke on SRB.jpg thumb left Gray smoke escaping from the right side Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster ... Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Volume 3, Appendix N year 1986 ... occurs, the Space Shuttle main engines SSMEs can be safely shut down and the launch aborted if necessary ... rated performance, and began throttling up to Space Shuttle Main Engine Thrust specifications 104 under computer control. At this moment, the two SRBs were ignited and Space Shuttle Solid Rocket ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle (pinball)

    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 ... 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 was a playable ...?any Space Shuttle&sortby Search Database&searchtype quick 2260 IPDB Listing for Space Shuttle DEFAULTSORT Space Shuttle Pinball Machine Category Pinball machines ...   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 Cover art caption Official cover art of Space Shuttle Project developer Imagineering company Imagineering publisher Absolute Entertainment ref name gamefaqs designer 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 ratings N A platforms Nintendo Entertainment System ref name gamefaqs media 6 megabit ROM cartridge cartridge Space Shuttle Project is a Nintendo game released in 1991 by Absolute Entertainment. Summary The object of the game is to successfully launch and fly a space shuttle . 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 time limit by moving an elevator up and down and avoiding bumpers. Then, the player must successfully launch the shuttle into space, maneuver it through space, and complete a mission the final step is to land the shuttle successfully. The game has a name and password system. References Reflist Category 1991 video games Category Absolute Entertainment games Category Nintendo Entertainment System games Category Nintendo Entertainment System only games Category North America exclusive video games vehicle simulation game stub ...   more details



  1. Space Shuttle design process

    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. Shuttle 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 ... payloads rather than many smaller shuttle payloads. A related concept was servicing the space station ... that launch rate. In particular the maximum Space Shuttle external tank external tank production ..., and scientific research to use only the space shuttle. Most other expendable boosters would ... reusable design was selected, where an Space Shuttle external tank external propellent tank was discarded ... in an Space Shuttle external tank external tank allowed a larger payload bay in an otherwise ... design File National Transonic Facility Space Shuttle Model GPN 2000 001914.jpg thumb right 300px ... Space Shuttle System Program Definition Phase B Extension Final Report . Washington, DC National ... 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 after three decades See also Criticism of the Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle retirement Opinions differ ... area of Space Shuttle applications is an expanded crew. ref name orbiter http spaceflight.nasa.gov shuttle ...   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

    carbon carbon RCC panel taken from Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery . Simulation of known and possible ... 107 . DISPLAYTITLE Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Image STS 107 Flight Insignia.svg right thumb STS 107 mission patch 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 ... insulation the size of a small briefcase broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank the ET main ... wing, damaging the Shuttle s Space Shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system ... near the bottom of the left Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster SRB causing a dent four inches wide ... Space Shuttle launch. It was delayed 18  times ref name mission objectives cite web author ... Shuttle flight operations were delayed for two years, similar to the delay following the Space Shuttle ... shuttle during the first docking with the International Space Station STS 96 . Pilot William C. McCool ... The Columbia space shuttle accident accessdate August 13, 2007 ref The shuttle s Space Shuttle external ... ring erosions that ultimately doomed the Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Challenger ... in her book on the Space Shuttle Challenger launch decision Challenger launch decision process . ref ... on the Space Shuttle. ref cite book title Comm Check author Cabbage, Michael & Harwood, William ... ref NASA s chief Space shuttle thermal protection system thermal protection system TPS engineer ... minutes. As former Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale stated in a press briefing, about 90 of this heating ... on. ref cite web author Bush, George W. title President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia ... Breakup of STS 107, Space Shuttle Columbia publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Astrobiology year 2005 url ... 09 10 space shuttle storage x.htm date September 10, 2003 accessdate June 22, 2009 ref On May 9, 2008 ... 2011 US 08 02 texas.shuttle.debris index.html title Space shuttle Columbia part found in East ...   more details




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