Space Shuttle
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Space shuttle. The space shuttle at work nasa sp 432 ep 156 1979 this relatively short publication provides some excellent basic information on the shuttle. The disaster that occurred with space shuttle challenger remains one of the worst space disasters in nasa s history and it led to the deaths of all the crew members present on board. Nasa s retired space planes are officially on display for the public to enjoy but you ll have to go state hopping to see all four of the iconic spacecraft.
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. The space shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the national aeronautics and space administration nasa which accomplished routine transportation for earth to orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. Nasa s space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on april 12 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions.
The astronauts rode and lived in this part. Heppenheimer is an excellent historical account of the political decision to build the shuttle. National aeronautics and space administration nasa.
The space shuttle decision. The orbiter the external tank and the solid rocket boosters. The space shuttle was made of three main parts.
The orbiter flew around earth. From los angeles to new york the space. The orbiter was the part that looked like an airplane.
The space shuttle was a partially reusable low earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the national aeronautics and space administration nasa as part of the space shuttle program.