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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.
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Forty Years of Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 9, 2011, just before noon, with the drag chute open to help slow the orbiter to a final wheel stop. Forty years on from that first visit to space, Discovery has now retired peacefully at our Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, welcoming visitors from ...
How to Shower in Space - National Air and Space Museum
Showering on the Shuttle and International Space Station On the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS), astronauts went back to the “old-fashioned” way of bathing in space. On the ISS, astronauts do not shower but rather use liquid soap, water, and rinseless shampoo. They squeeze liquid soap and water from pouches onto their skin.
Space Shuttle Main Engine | National Air and Space Museum
This is the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME). Three SSME's plus two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) power the reusable Space Shuttle. Each SSME produces 375,000 lbs of thrust or a total of 1,125,000 lbs and uses liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as propellants. This SSME is made of up of components of SSMEs that have flown into space.
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters.
When Enterprise Met Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a welcome ceremony at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Discovery replaced Enterprise inside the Center's James S. McDonnell Space Hangar after the ceremony, where it will remain on permanent display.
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
Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later | National Air and Space ...
Former Space Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach was an active leader in the recovery, reconstruction, and preservation of Columbia. He and space historian Jonathan Ward have just published "Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew" (Arcade Publishing, 2018).
Why Has It Been 50 Years Since Humans Went to the Moon?
The Space Shuttle finally orbited in 1981, after thin NASA budgets and challenging new technologies caused years of delay. With a new, space enthusiast president in office, Ronald Reagan, NASA leadership set about pushing what they had always believed was the “next logical step” to a sustainable space infrastructure, a space station.
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