41G_v_c_o_TPMBK (108-KSC-84PC-645)
“Suited technicians “safe” the Orbiter Challenger after eight days in orbit and a successful landing at KSC. Cooling and purge lines are hooked up to the orbiter to prepare it for towing to the Orbiter Processing Facility for post-flight assessment. The 41G astronaut crew arrived safely at KSC’s runway at the conclusion of the mission. This was the second shuttle landing at KSC since the beginning of the STS program.”
Note the tile damage:
www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-sts-41g-a-flight-of-man...
Very cool, especially since both OMS engine nozzles can be seen…the power plant of one of them being at the end of the European Service Module (ESM) of Artemis I:
mobile.twitter.com/ThePrimalDino/status/1504450964928942086
Credit: David Willis/Twitter
So, the large nozzle seen here is powered by one of the two OMS engines behind one or the other of the two nozzles visible in my posted photograph:
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Both above credit: SPACE NEWS website
STS-41G being the engine's first flight, Artemis I its last.
Also:
www.aero-news.net/annticker.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=9...
Credit: Aero-News Network website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_recovery_convoy
Credit: Wikipedia
41G_v_c_o_TPMBK (108-KSC-84PC-645)
“Suited technicians “safe” the Orbiter Challenger after eight days in orbit and a successful landing at KSC. Cooling and purge lines are hooked up to the orbiter to prepare it for towing to the Orbiter Processing Facility for post-flight assessment. The 41G astronaut crew arrived safely at KSC’s runway at the conclusion of the mission. This was the second shuttle landing at KSC since the beginning of the STS program.”
Note the tile damage:
www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-sts-41g-a-flight-of-man...
Very cool, especially since both OMS engine nozzles can be seen…the power plant of one of them being at the end of the European Service Module (ESM) of Artemis I:
mobile.twitter.com/ThePrimalDino/status/1504450964928942086
Credit: David Willis/Twitter
So, the large nozzle seen here is powered by one of the two OMS engines behind one or the other of the two nozzles visible in my posted photograph:
uploads.disquscdn.com/images/60ddeac864c868b26fed545499d5...
uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a5ed616c5381feb7ec49b0ae5640...
Both above credit: SPACE NEWS website
STS-41G being the engine's first flight, Artemis I its last.
Also:
www.aero-news.net/annticker.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=9...
Credit: Aero-News Network website
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_recovery_convoy
Credit: Wikipedia