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Sonic boom heard in Tampa as Space Shuttle Discovery flies over to land at Kennedy Space Center on March 24, 2009.
Discovery's liftoff from as seen from USF, Tampa.
I missed the first several seconds thanks to me goofing the camera setup. Argh.
Pima Air and Space Museum
Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment Assembly (TMG)
The TMG is part of the extravehicular spacesuit worn by astronauts during spacewalks. It protects the wearer against solar radiation, extreme temperatures, micrometeoroids, and other orbital debris. Small flecks of paint or millimeter-sized micrometeoroids traveling at thousands of miles per hour can depressurize a suit or vehicle, potentially killing an astronaut.
8.) Restraint Assembly Phase VI Glove
The second layer of the TMG spacesuit glove is the restraint assembly. This layer provides internal protection, with standing human induced pressure loads incurred during operational use.
Pima Air and Space Museum
International Space Station Model
The International Space Station (ISS) is a modular habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative effort between five different space agencies including NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), CSA (Canada), and ESA (European Union). The ISS serves as a microgravity research facility, conducting scientific research relating to astronomy, physics, meteorology, astrobiology, and various other fields. The first component of the ISS was launched in 1998 and has been inhabited continuously since 2000.
Pima Air and Space Museum
Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment Assembly (TMG)
The TMG is part of the extravehicular spacesuit worn by astronauts during spacewalks. It protects the wearer against solar radiation, extreme temperatures, micrometeoroids, and other orbital debris. Small flecks of paint or millimeter-sized micrometeoroids traveling at thousands of miles per hour can depressurize a suit or vehicle, potentially killing an astronaut.
8.) Restraint Assembly Phase VI Glove
The second layer of the TMG spacesuit glove is the restraint assembly. This layer provides internal protection, with standing human induced pressure loads incurred during operational use.
Space shuttle Discovery Mission Specialist Andy Thomas and Commander Eileen Collins are shown in an image from television during an interview with National Public Radio from the flight deck of the space shuttle Discovery Friday, July 29, 2005. NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin says he hopes the shuttle foam problem can be fixed before the end of the year, though he doesn't rule out another mission in the fall. In orbit, astronauts will move equipment from the Discovery to the international space station. (NASA)
Looking much different than it did later, the Space Shuttle appears in this comic-like brochure announcing its development to the general public.