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The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. They were used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. The Shuttle fleet's total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23 seconds.
Shuttle components included the Orbiter Vehicle (OV), a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank (ET) containing liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The Shuttle was launched vertically, like a conventional rocket, with the two SRBs operating in parallel with the OV's three main engines, which were fueled from the ET. The SRBs were jettisoned before the vehicle reached orbit, and the ET was jettisoned just before orbit insertion, which used the orbiter's two Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engines. At the conclusion of the mission, the orbiter fired its OMS to de-orbit and re-enter the atmosphere. The orbiter then glided as a spaceplane to a runway landing, usually at the Shuttle Landing Facility of KSC or Rogers Dry Lake in Edwards Air Force Base, California. After landing at Edwards, the orbiter was flown back to the KSC on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a specially modified Boeing 747.
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.
A space center is a place dedicated to space-related activity. It may be in public or private ownership.
These activities may concern:
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers, and is NASA's Center of Excellence for launch and payload processing systems. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). The management of the two entities work very closely together, share resources, and even own facilities on each other's property.
KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human spaceflight since December 1968. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Though the first Apollo flights, and all Project Mercury and Project Gemini flights took off from CCAFS, the launches were managed by KSC and its previous organization, the Launch Operations Directorate. Starting with the fourth Gemini mission, the NASA launch control center in Florida (Mercury Control Center, later the Launch Control Center) began handing off control of the vehicle to the Mission Control Center shortly after liftoff; prior missions held control throughout the entire mission.
The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres. Thus the word may now also refer to:
This video contains important visual events including launch, Ulysses' deployment, onboard crew activities, and landing. The videotape also includes air-to-ground transmission between the crew and Mission Control.
From October 6th 1990 CNN Covers The 36th Space Shuttle Launch. Launch At 7:47 A.M EDT. The STS-41 Crew; Commander: Richard N. Richards Pilot: Robert D. Cabana Mission Specialist 1: William M. Shepherd Mission Specialist 2 :Bruce E. Melnick Mission Specialist 3: Thomas D. Akers
more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/space_shuttle_news.html 1st flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU); Astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first human Earth-orbiting satellite, ventured out 320 feet (98 m) from the orbiter. Commander: Vance D. Brand Pilot: Robert L. Gibson Mission Specialists: Bruce McCandless, II, Robert L. Stewart, Ronald E. McNair Dates: February 3-11, 1984 Vehicle: Challenger OV-099 Payloads: PALAPA B-2/PAM-D, WESTAR-VI/PAM-D, IRT, MLR, ACES, IEF, RME, SPAS-01A, SSIP (one experiment), GAS (five experiments), and Cinema 360 camera EVA: (MMU) tested Manned Maneuvering Unit Landing site: Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center, FL Narrated by the Commander and crew, this program contains footage selected by the astronauts, as well as their comments on the mission. ...
Space Shuttle Flight 12 (STS-41D) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (20 minutes). Launch: August 30, 1984. Crew: Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Steven Hawley, Richard Mullane, Judith Resnick, Charles Walker. Vehicle: Discovery. See the Space Shuttle Video Library on the National Space Society website http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos
more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/space_shuttle_news.html 'Commander: Robert L. Crippen Pilot: Francis R. "Dick" Scobee Mission Specialists: George D. "Pinky" Nelson, Terry J. Hart, James D. A. van Hoften Dates: April 6-13, 1984 Vehicle: Challenger OV-099 Payloads: LDEF, RME, SSIP (one experiment), and IMAX and Cinema 360 cameras EVA: (MMU/Tethered) retrieved, repaired, and deployed the Solar Maximum Satellite Landing site: Runway 17 dry lakebed at Edwards AFB, CA Narrated by the Commander and crew, this program contains footage selected by the astronauts, as well as their comments on the mission. Footage includes launch, onboard crew activities, and landing. Includes video taken from Hawaii by Paul D. Maley (JSC DO3) of External Tank (ET) reentry.' NASA film JSC-850 Reuploa...
more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/ "This video recaps the space shuttle successes of 1984: STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS 41-G, and 51-A." Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-41-B STS-41-B was the tenth NASA Space Shuttle mission, launching on 3 February 1984 and landing on 11 February. It was the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Following STS-9, the flight numbering system for the Space Shuttle ...
The crew (Commander Robert L. Crippen, Pilot Jon A. McBride, Mission Specialists Kathryn D. Sullivan, Sally K. Ride, and David C. Leestma, Payload Specialists Marc Garneau, and Paul D. Scully-Power) prepares for the 13th Shuttle Mission. Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) is deployed less than nine hours into flight. Components of the Orbital Refueling System are connected, demonstrating that it is possible to refuel satellites in orbit.
"Everything's looking good." Launch: All Systems Go provides stunning views of the space shuttles' ascent from main engine ignition through Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) separation. This movie is presented with two simultaneous camera views; a list of alternative versions is included below. The following discussion describes the supplemental video (right). Please refer to the Tech Edition for additional notes regarding the main video sequence (left). This information is based on material found in Wikipedia and the sources listed below. 0:00 - (Opening title sequence) The Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate swings away from the external fuel tank as the booster rockets detonate. 0:20 - View from SRB-mounted camera as the sound suppression system is activated at T-16 seconds. Water floods the lau...
In this DROPS video we show you how to knit chart M.1 for the jacket in DROPS 117-41. In this video we have 4 edge sts in garter in each side, and we have knitted 4 rows garter st in the beginning. This jacket is made in DROPS Eskimo, we knit with the same yarn on the video. This video has NO SOUND - you must read the pattern and look at the chart to be able to follow this video properly. You'll find the pattern by clicking here: http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/pattern.php?id=4159〈=en DROPS catalogue 117-41 You can find this video in many more languages, as well as search within all DROPS knitting and crochet videos here: http://www.garnstudio.com/video.php?lang=en Find thousands of free knitting and crochet patterns here: www.garnstudio.com
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The Rev. Dr. David M Wendel, STS Fourth Sunday in Lent, Cycle A First Lesson: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Psalm 23 Second Lesson: Ephesians 5:8-14 Holy Gospel: St John 9:1-41 Saint Luke's Lutheran Church Colorado Springs, Colorado Assisting Minister, Dick Petersen
The Rev. Dr. David M Wendel, STS Easter III, Cycle A First Lesson: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Second Lesson: I Peter:1:17-23 Holy Gospel: St. Luke 24:13-35 Saint Luke's Lutheran Church 5265 N Union Blvd Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918 Deaconess, Kathy Berrill Assistant Minister, Dick Petersen
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Space Shuttle "Discovery" maiden landing at Edwards Air Force Base on Rogers Dry Lakebed, September 5, 1984. Footage shot from the press area.
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