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Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit. Visit the Space Shuttle Program ...

Space Shuttle program | National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Hours 10:00 am to 5:30 pm

Model, Space Shuttle, Columbia, 1:100
The Shuttle lived up to its reputation as a "workhorse" by carrying out many missions to the International Space Station. McDonnell Douglas gave this Shuttle model, with a space station model, to the Museum in 1988. Display Status. This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Powerplant, Fuel Cell, Space Shuttle Orbiter
NASA transferred this extra orbiter fuel cell to the Museum in 2012 when the space shuttle program ended. Three other fuel cells remain installed inside the orbiter Discovery, on display at the Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Display Status. This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in ...

Thermal Blanket, Space Shuttle - National Air and Space Museum
This is a sample thermal blanket like those covering most of the Space Shuttle fuselage, upper wings, and vertical tail. A standard blanket is a square, but this is one of the many irregular shapes needed to fit various parts of the vehicle's surface.

Space Shuttle Columbia Cockpit - National Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Columbia Cockpit Download Image "The Columbia STS-107 mission lifted off on January 16, 2003, for a 17-day science mission featuring numerous microgravity experiments.

Kite, Space Shuttle | National Air and Space Museum
This fabric kite in the shape of a Space Shuttle shows how identifable the outline and coloring of that long-serving spacecraft have become. From its first mission (STS-1) in 1981 until the present, the Space Shuttle has served as the primary vehicle for human spaceflight for NASA.

Model, Space Shuttle, McDonnell Douglas / Martin Marietta Reusable ...
NASA studied this McDonnell Douglas/Martin Marietta concept for a fully reusable space transportation system during the Shuttle research effort in 1969-1972. This two-stage system featured two piloted fly-back vehicles, a swept-wing booster and a delta-wing orbiter, both with large internal liquid propellant tanks visible in the cutaway.

Camcorder, Canon L1A, Space Shuttle
This Canon L1A Hi 8mm format video camera with interchangeable lenses was used aboard Space Shuttle flights in the 1990s until at least 1996. Astronauts used the cameras to image the external tank, film crew activities, capture video of Earth, and document any onboard technical problems or anomalies.

         

 

 

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