Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) /
The Space Shuttle, or Space Transportation System (STS), is a reusable launch system and orbital spacecraft operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The system combines rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with mo...
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2012
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| description | The Space Shuttle, or Space Transportation System (STS), is a reusable launch system and orbital spacecraft operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The system combines rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981 leading to operational flights beginning in 1982, all launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The system is scheduled to be retired from service in 2011 after 135 launches. Major missions have included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and servicing and building space stations. It has been used for orbital space missions by NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the European Space Agency, Japan, and Germany. The United States funded STS development and shuttle operations except for Spacelab D1 and D2-sponsored by West Germany and reunified Germany respectively. In addition, SL-J was partially funded by Japan. At launch, the Space Shuttle consists of the shuttle stack, which includes a dark orange colored external tank (ET); two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs); and the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), which contains the crew and payload. Payloads can be launched into higher orbits with either of two different booster stages developed for the STS (single-stage Payload Assist Module or two-stage Inertial Upper Stage). The Space Shuttle is "stacked" in the Vehicle Assembly Building and the stack mounted on a mobile launch platform held down by four explosive bolts on each SRB which are detonated at launch. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5951932023-11-15T09:47:07ZHandbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / Minton, Edgar, author 648055 software, multimedia Electronic books 631902 Delhi, India : Orange Apple : World Technologies,2012engThe Space Shuttle, or Space Transportation System (STS), is a reusable launch system and orbital spacecraft operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The system combines rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981 leading to operational flights beginning in 1982, all launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The system is scheduled to be retired from service in 2011 after 135 launches. Major missions have included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and servicing and building space stations. It has been used for orbital space missions by NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the European Space Agency, Japan, and Germany. The United States funded STS development and shuttle operations except for Spacelab D1 and D2-sponsored by West Germany and reunified Germany respectively. In addition, SL-J was partially funded by Japan. At launch, the Space Shuttle consists of the shuttle stack, which includes a dark orange colored external tank (ET); two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs); and the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), which contains the crew and payload. Payloads can be launched into higher orbits with either of two different booster stages developed for the STS (single-stage Payload Assist Module or two-stage Inertial Upper Stage). The Space Shuttle is "stacked" in the Vehicle Assembly Building and the stack mounted on a mobile launch platform held down by four explosive bolts on each SRB which are detonated at launch.Chapter 1. Space Shuttle -- Chapter 2. Space Shuttle Atlantis -- Chapter 3. Space Shuttle Challenger -- Chapter 4. Space Shuttle Columbia -- Chapter 5. Space Shuttle Discovery -- Chapter 6. Space Shuttle Endeavour -- Chapter 7. Space Shuttle Enterprise -- Chapter 8.Military Space Shuttle & Pathfinder.The Space Shuttle, or Space Transportation System (STS), is a reusable launch system and orbital spacecraft operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The system combines rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981 leading to operational flights beginning in 1982, all launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The system is scheduled to be retired from service in 2011 after 135 launches. Major missions have included launching numerous satellites and interplanetary probes, conducting space science experiments, and servicing and building space stations. It has been used for orbital space missions by NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the European Space Agency, Japan, and Germany. The United States funded STS development and shuttle operations except for Spacelab D1 and D2-sponsored by West Germany and reunified Germany respectively. In addition, SL-J was partially funded by Japan. At launch, the Space Shuttle consists of the shuttle stack, which includes a dark orange colored external tank (ET); two white, slender Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs); and the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), which contains the crew and payload. Payloads can be launched into higher orbits with either of two different booster stages developed for the STS (single-stage Payload Assist Module or two-stage Inertial Upper Stage). The Space Shuttle is "stacked" in the Vehicle Assembly Building and the stack mounted on a mobile launch platform held down by four explosive bolts on each SRB which are detonated at launch.Space shuttleshttp://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3628URN:ISBN:9788132335894Remote access restricted to users with a valid UTM ID via VPN. |
| spellingShingle | Space shuttles Minton, Edgar, author 648055 Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
| title | Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
| title_full | Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
| title_fullStr | Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
| title_full_unstemmed | Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
| title_short | Handbook of Space Shuttles (Reusable Launch System and Orbital Spacecraft) / |
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| topic | Space shuttles |
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