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“The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) begins its separation from the Space Shuttle Endeavour following a week and a half berthed in the space vehicle’s cargo bay. Part of Earth’s horizon is visible in the lower right corner.”
Last night, I watched the launch of the Space Shuttle on TV, then I rushed outside to see if I could see the Shuttle. For missions to the International Space Station, they launch right up the Eastern coast of the US, a little out to sea, and even though NYC is nearly 1,000 miles away, the Shuttle can briefly become visible very low in the southeast like a quickly rising star that after a minute abruptly winks out when the main engine cuts off. My neighborhood, though, is full of lights and obstructions, and I wasn't able to see it this time. (I've had better luck when watching for the launches from the Empire State Building.)
STS-119 Launch. Photo Credit: NASA
I worked the launch in Mission Control. It was my 5th launch. I'm a veteran now. ;)
This is a photo of the Space Shuttle on the carrier 747 passing near to my house in Oronge County California, USA.
Trip to Washington taking in Alexandria, Washington Mall, Arlington Cemetery, Washington Nationals Baseball, Mount Vernon and Dulles Air and Space Museum
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Columbia lifts off the launch pad on April 12, 1981, during the first launch of the space shuttle. This image was taken near the vehicle assembly building on Kodak color print film using a 200mm zoom lens and a 2x adapter.
The fifth and final orbiter ever built for the NASA Space Shuttle program, Endeavour (OV-105) was also the most technologically advanced vehicle in the fleet when she first entered into service in 1992. Improvements included better avionics, inertial measurement units, general purpose computers, and tactical air navigation systems superior to those found on any other shuttle at the the time.
Authorized by Congress in August 1987 as a replacement for the Space Shuttle Challenger, Endeavour was constructed in just under 4 years for approximately $1.7 billion. Her maiden voyage was on May 7, 1992 as part of the STS-49 mission.
Endeavour was scheduled to be the final orbiter to ever fly on a regular mission (STS-134) in the NASA Space Shuttle Program, but with the passing of a 2011 appropriations bill authorizing the conversion of STS-335 to STS-135, one last mission, flown by Atlantis, was approved.
STS-134 was commanded by Captain Mark E. Kelly with Gregory H. Johnson piloting Endeavour. Michael Fincke, Roberto Vittori, Andrew J. Feustel, and Gregory Chamitoff were all Mission Specialists.
The mission's total liftoff weight was measured at 2,052,443 kg (4,524,863 lb), with a payload that included the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2, ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 3, GLACIER Freezer Module, and Orbiter Boom Sensor System. Endeavour also carried four Department of Defense payloads: MAUI, SEITI, RAMBO-2, and SIMPLEX.
At liftoff, Endeavour generated 5.255 MN (1,181,400 lbf) of thrust, burning 4,990 kg (11,000 lb) of fuel per second. She reached orbit 8 minutes and 26 seconds later, traveling 27,650 km/h (17,180 mph), roughly equivalent to March 23 at sea level.
STS-134 was the final flight of Endeavour, and lasted 15 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes, and 51 seconds. During this time, the orbiter traveled 10,477,185 km (6,510,221 mi). At the end of its service, Endeavour had flown 25 missions, spent 296 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes, and 2 seconds in space, completed 4,671 orbits, and traveled 197,761,262 km (122,883,151 mi).
Although the youngest of the five Space Shuttles, Endeavour holds the most notable milestones, including delivery of the first U.S. component to the International Space Station (STS-188), the flight of the first African-American woman in space (STS-47), the first ever three-man EVA (STS-49), and the mission that saved the Hubble Space Telescope (STS-61).
Viewed from the apex of the recently completed (2011) Max Brewer bridge in Titusville, Florida. At close to 30 m (100 ft) above the water, and 18.2 km (11.3 mi) away from Launch Complex 39, the bridge is widely considered the best location from which the general public can view a launch for free.
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Pima Air and Space Museum
Lockheed Space Operations Company Crew Jacket
Lockheed was awarded the contract for NASA Space Shuttle launching and landing services in 1983. Lockheed also designed and produced the external fuel tanks and various thermal protection products used on the Space Shuttle.
Hank Rotter gave this to me after the second day of the workshop. Every mission team designs its own patches. This one was from Space Shuttle mission STS-89. Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the Mir space station, and astronaut Andrew Thomas replaced Dave Wolf there. The cyrillic is for Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, who also participated on the mission. This was the first flight for Michael Anderson, who later died on Columbia.
This is the Space Shuttle (left hand streak) and the International Space Station (right streak) around 10:00 p.m. local time on June 19, 2007 as they were rising through the trees.
De Buran (Russisch: Буран, voor "sneeuwstorm") was de Russische tegenhanger van het Amerikaanse Spaceshuttleprogramma. Het project was het duurste Sovjet-ruimtevaartprogramma ooit. Het ruimteveer was bedoeld om de Sojoez- en Progress-missies naar ruimtestation Mir te vervangen.
De Boeran lijkt uiterlijk sterk op het Amerikaanse ruimteveer en daarom werd aanvankelijk gedacht dat deze met behulp van spionage compleet was gekopieerd, maar dit bleek niet het geval. Het inwendige is sterk verschillend. De Boeran heeft een groter laadvermogen en terwijl de spaceshuttle zijn eigen hoofdmotoren heeft die gevoed worden door de externe brandstoftank, is de Boeran volledig afhankelijk van zijn draagraket.
Met het ontwikkelen van de Boeran werd in het begin van de jaren zeventig begonnen. De eerste en enige vlucht van de Boeran was een onbemande vlucht. Deze vond plaats op 15 november 1988. De Boeran werd gelanceerd met een aangepaste Energia-draagraket, voltooide twee banen om de aarde en keerde volautomatisch terug op Baikonoer Kosmodroom. Wegens geldgebrek werd het project vervolgens opgeschort. Op 30 juni 1993 besloot president Boris Jeltsin dat het Russische Spaceshuttle-project geheel zou worden gestaakt. In 2002 werd de Boeran vernietigd tijdens het instorten van een hangar. Acht mensen kwamen hierbij om. Een testmodel van de Boeran is op dit moment te bezichtigen in het Gorki Park in Moskou.
In april 2008 werd een testmodel van de Boeran, de OK-GLI, via de Rotterdamse haven naar Duitsland naar het Auto & Technik Museum in Speyer getransporteerd. De OK-GLI was uitgevoerd met conventionele straalmotoren en maakte 25 testvluchten. Hij heeft echter nooit in de ruimte gevlogen.
Trip to Washington taking in Alexandria, Washington Mall, Arlington Cemetery, Washington Nationals Baseball, Mount Vernon and Dulles Air and Space Museum
"Scenes of the Space Shuttle Challenger taken with a 70mm camera onboard the shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01)"
By a Challenger crew member, June 22, 1983.
Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Information Agency
Trip to Washington taking in Alexandria, Washington Mall, Arlington Cemetery, Washington Nationals Baseball, Mount Vernon and Dulles Air and Space Museum
Finally started making the core structure, and have integrated the RCS into the nose, but blending into the wing is proving challenging. Either the wing edge ends up to thick, or weird bodywork flow due to the wings supporting structure. I’ll figure something out but that’s where I’m at.
This is a photo of the Space Shuttle on the carrier 747 passing near to my house in Oronge County California, USA.
The Space Shuttle at US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Look at bottom left, you can see my wife walking, gives you sense of size of this exhibit.
Built for the 2012 Mocathalon on MocPages. Commemorates the Challenger Shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986.