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November 1985 plan for space shuttle flights Mission 81F (STS-64) through 81K (STS-69), including Mission 82A (STS-4V). August 1988 was the latest they had flights planned, although the manifest was issued monthly, meaning there could be a December 1985 and January 1986 manifest lurking around. This was the latest such plan prior to Challenger that I could find.
After over a year of looking I finally found a toy Space Shuttle in the shop at the Carter Observatory in Wellington last week. I still have my eye on a few larger versions on eBay and Trade Me.
I built this model many years back. It's the 1/200 scale model that snaps together. I painted this using some actual shuttle pictures to give it some realism. I'm not too sure about the reason for the wavy horizontal lines in the picture.
The Pathfinder Shuttle Stack at the U.S Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, is the only full shuttle stack in the world.
Pathfinder served as a non-flight test vehicle and is currently undergoing restoration.
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item funded for development.
The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. Five complete Space Shuttle orbiter vehicles were built and flown on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), conducted science experiments in orbit, participated in the Shuttle-Mir program with Russia, and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station (ISS).
"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
November 1985 plan for space shuttle flights Mission 81L (STS-70) through 81N (STS-72), including Mission 82B (STS-5V). August 1988 was the latest they had flights planned, although the manifest was issued monthly, meaning there could be a December 1985 and January 1986 manifest lurking around. This was the latest such plan prior to Challenger that I could find.
The ISS and Space Shuttle Endeavor streaked through the big dipper in the early morning today, Saturday, Feb 20, from ~5:54 to 5:56 AM. Looks like a single streak here as they were in single file, but were actually separated by the width of a hand if held at arm's length. Brilliantly lit by the yet-to-rise sun ; brighter than any other stars in the sky (about mag -3.9).
Pima Air and Space Museum
NASA Life Vest Harness
An unissued early Space Shuttle life vest harness designed to be used during shuttle launch. These harnesses were utilized until the Challenger disaster in 1986, after which updated safety precautions required pressure suits to be worn during launch and landing.
Space Shuttle Discovery lifting off on mission STS-116, 8:47pm EST, December 9. This was just after Solid Rocket Booster separation--the little white dot is the shuttle's 3 main engines, and the orange trails are the boosters going astray.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise (OV-101) at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, New York on July 24th, 2022.
Taking a photo, from 11 miles out, at night, isn't easy to do. Even with a 1680mm of effective lens
Check out the flame from the hydrogen burn off.
Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) sits in front of an American Flag in the McDonnell Space Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
Above the shuttle is a model of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.These were placed equidistant in geosynchronous orbit, and provided a way for NASA to communicate with vehicles in low earth orbit.