Sentences with phrase «space 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Cespace shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven were lost after the Orbiter broke up during reentry on its landing approach to the Kennedy Space CeSpace 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.