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Mercedes E-Klasse mir Sonderaufbau zum Langstrecken-KTW, davor der Mercedes Sprinter RTW "Schleswig-Holstein-Modell"
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Incomplet. Lacks wings and a some other detail. Now disassembled.
Next to a Mir module for size comparison. (The spaceshuttle is so large because I wanted to build it to the same scale as Mir so they could go together ... turned out a spaceshuttle that big was a little too ambitious.)
This morning the space shuttle Enterprise flew up from DC on the back of NASA's 747 shuttle transporter. I caught a brief glimpse from the 9th floor at work.
It will soon be on the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (an aircraft carrier docked along the Hudson River).
Russian Space Shuttle Buran
Amazing ship measuring 36 m long, 16 m high and weighing about 80 tons.
The BURAN prototype OK-GLI shown in the museum was built in 1984 and was used for testing glidingflight and landing after reentry into the atmosphere. During this part of the project the OK-GLI completed 25 atmospheric flights between 1984 and 1989 and significantly contributed to the successful orbital flight of a BURAN shuttle in 1988.
No.1 of 2 early morning launch 1990.
OM-1 200mm Z Kodak Color print film, machine processed.ISO 200
Scanned cannon 8800
Pima Air and Space Museum
Candy-Coated Peanuts (M&Ms)
M&Ms are a popular snack enjoyed by astronauts, being flown on over 130 space missions since 1981. This package is typical of those used on missions in the mid-1980s. Because NASA does not allow the use of brand names on space missions, the Mars Corporation packages M&Ms labeled simply as "candy-coated chocolates" and "candy-coated peanuts." M&Ms are perfect for eating in space as they are bite-size and do not break up into crumbs that can scatter in weightlessness. If an astronaut drops an M&M, its bright color makes it relatively easy to find.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Virginia
My wife is quite the space geek. As a child, she would stage launches for her family using cardboard spacecraft, pinning them into orbit on her bedposts. As a tribute to the retiring Discovery shuttle, I mounted her Lego shuttle to her Lego airplane and hung them both from the ceiling in her office. Handily, this also keeps them out of reach of our two-year-old, who is still too destructive to be left alone with our fancier Lego models.
Lego Technic Model #8480 - Space Shuttle
Bay door open, satellite panels extended.
Pictures were taken as a record of my childhood as these model were found in the loft boxed but assembled.
This is made possible by:
CelesTrak: NORAD Two-Line Element Sets Current Data
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Artemis : a simple application to create real time orbits for Google Earth.
Refer Keyhole BBS Thread "International Space Station"
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so, the neighbor of my house-sit runs up to the door on Sunday night, and he tells me the shuttle is about to take off. I ran out and saw it, and before the trail could go away, I took a shot or two. If I ran back in to get the camera, I'd have missed the thing itself, and I'd rather have seen it than to "get the shot".
In our trip to Florida the pilot announced that we would be able to see the Space Shuttle launch. We first saw a very bright light emerge from the clouds. The picture doesn't really capture the colors and size of the smoke trail.
As the Space Shuttle Endeavor approached the space station this week, crew members on board the station snapped this shot. Clearly visible through the windshield is the very latest in NASA-issue gear. (Source: NASA. Original available here: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts123...