Space Shuttle Dimensions
17 320 mph 27 870 km h 15 050 kn range.
Space shuttle dimensions. A graphical representative of nasa s space shuttle. 1 100 scale 12 diameter x 24. Columbia and the sts 107 crew were lost feb.
The orbiter challenger was delivered to ksc in july 1982 and was destroyed in an explosion during ascent in january 1986. The srb s subcomponents were the solid propellant motor nose cone and rocket nozzle. Variable with speed 1 1 at hypersonic speed 2 1 at supersonic speed 4 5 1 at.
From space shuttle news reference nasa p 3 5 dimensions of the orbiter vehicle from space shuttle news reference nasa p 3 6 forward fuselage crew module and structure. An 8 foot long rotating orbiter model with a hexagonal pictorial and informational base. 1 25 scale static space shuttle orbiter.
120 600 mi 190 960 km 100 520 nmi service ceiling. The shuttle measures 122 2 feet long 56 67 feet high with wingspan of 78 06 feet. The dimensions of the completed iss research facility will be approximately 356 feet 109 meters by 240 feet 73 meters or slightly larger than a football field.
Each srb was 45 m 149 2 ft tall and 3 7 m 12 2 ft wide weighed 68 000 kg 150 000 lb and had a steel exterior approximately 13 mm 5 in thick. 14 diameter x 8 high. 1 50 scale 21 dia.
Dimensions of the orbiter vehicle. When completed the iss will. Columbia was the first space shuttle orbiter to be delivered to nasa s kennedy space center fla in march 1979.