Sentences with phrase «shuttle orbiter»

In fact, ceramic is so good at this that it was used by NASA on the space shuttle orbiter to prevent it from melting during re-entry.

The Shuttle Orbiter is currently displayed on a structure that appears to be ~ 20 feet off the ground (pictured below).

A display of aurora australis, or southern lights, manifesting itself as a glowing loop, in an image of part of Earth's Southern Hemisphere taken from space by astronauts aboard the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Discovery on May 6, 1991.

NASA officials said last week that the agency had received calls from hundreds of people offering to donate money for a new shuttle orbiter, to help provide for the children of the astronauts, or to contribute to scholarship funds set up in their honor.

Star Trek's influence on NASA and space exploration was recognized publicly in 1976 when NASA named the first shuttle orbiter «Enterprise» in a ceremony that included astronauts, NASA personnel, Nimoy himself and other Star Trek cast members.

Nimoy recalled the naming of the space shuttle orbiter, which was built as a prototype for NASA's reusable spaceship fleet.

A profound feeling of emptiness struck many space aficionados in the US and beyond last month after Atlantis touched down for the last time, the 133rd and final return of a space shuttle orbiter.

This remarkable shot looks like it could've been taken by an approaching Shuttle Orbiter, but in fact was obtained using an 11 - inch telescope sitting right here on terra firma!

In contrast, the space shuttle orbiter has a maximum landing weight of 230,000 pounds.

In comparison, the main space shuttle orbiter has a maximum landing weight of 230,000 pounds.

Meanwhile, the gutted shells of the shuttle orbiters will begin arriving at museums later this month — with the exception of Atlantis, which is to remain at Kennedy.

Not exact matches

The space shuttle program has just three launches before the orbiters are retired later this year or early in 2011, and Obama has proposed scrapping the shuttle program's successor, known as Constellation, which was first sketched out by President George W. Bush in 2004.

One of the new features of Discovery's mission is an extension of the shuttle's robotic arm which allows it to reach underneath the orbiter.

The shuttle fleet had been grounded since the Columbia orbiter disintegrated while re-entering Earth's atmosphere on 1 February 2003, killing all seven astronauts.

None of the falling pieces hit the Discovery orbiter and, based on early analysis, shuttle managers say it appears safe to land.

The shuttle is comprised of three components: the orbiter (the aeroplane - like crew - and cargo - carrying craft that most people think of as the shuttle); a large external tank (ET) that holds the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel; and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) packed with powdered aluminium and rubber fuel.

The shuttle's crewmembers will spend the rest of their day performing one final inspection of the orbiter's heat shield to ensure the sensitive tiles are intact and ready to protect the vehicle during re-entry through Earth's atmosphere.

Re-use, recycle The biggest pieces of hardware that NASA will hang onto are the space shuttle main engines, which sit near the orbiters» tails.

It would be the 16th mission by an orbiter which went on to become the most - flown member of NASA's shuttle fleet, but STS - 56 came after several fraught days at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

With the possible exception of Columbia and the very first space shuttle mission, few orbiters had as dramatic and exciting a maiden voyage as Endeavour.

NASA Space Shuttle consisted of an orbiter, solid rocket boosters and an external tank.

In an address to the nation on Saturday 1st at 4.45 EST, President George W. Bush confirmed the space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven were lost after the Orbiter broke up during reentry on its landing approach to the Kennedy Space Center.

But I found myself crying not just when we get Dean's affecting and deeply personal description of the VAB, but when we meet strangers lined up along the side of the road waiting for hours to catch sight of a launch, when we meet the men and women — one man in particular, Omar Izquerido, an orbiter integrity clerk at the VAB — who have devoted their lives to the space shuttle program, and who continue to devote themselves enthusiastically to their work even as they watch its end creeping toward them.

Otherwise, who verified by test and analysis that hundreds of pieces of tank foam hitting the Orbiters, and known to occur on every one of its more than 100 missions, would not cause a catastrophic failure as required by Shuttle structural design and operational requirements?

I have extensive experience working on the hardware found on the NASA shuttle / orbiter.