Space Shuttle Orbiter
It embarked on its first mission sts 49 in may 1992 and its 25th and final mission sts 134 in may 2011.
Space shuttle orbiter. Orbiter once in space the shuttle orbiter is your home for seven to 14 days. Space shuttle also called space transportation system partially reusable rocket launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around earth to transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft and to glide to a runway landing on its return to earth s surface that was developed by the u s. Ov 105 is a retired orbiter from nasa s space shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built.
In fact the orientation can be changed throughout the mission. Orbiter is a simulator that gives you an idea what space flight really feels like today and in the not so distant future. National aeronautics and space administration nasa.
And best of all. Space shuttle orbiter ggt53. The orbiter was the heart and brains of the space shuttle and served as the crew transport vehicle that carried astronauts to and from space.
Nasa space shuttle alt crews with enterprise 8x10 silver halide photo print. 14 95 shipping. The space shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the space shuttle a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued space shuttle program.
Launch the space shuttle from kennedy space center and rendezvous with the international space station. The orbiter the orbiter is both the brains and heart of the space transportation system. 45 pcs nasa mission badge vinyl stickers space shuttle apollo set lot.
About the same size and weight as a dc 9 aircraft the orbiter contains the pressurized crew compartment which can normally carry up to seven crew members the huge cargo bay and the three main engines mounted on its aft end. Six orbiters were built for flight. Space agency this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into low earth orbit perform in space operations then re enter the atmosphere and land as a glider returning its crew and any on board payload to the earth.