space shuttle orbiter

Below is a list of major events in the Space Shuttle orbiter fleet.

Its engineering projects include the B1-B bomber and the space shuttle orbiter.

Ptichka was also an informal nickname for all of the space shuttle orbiters.

Most notably, this program features a converted school bus into a mock Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle.

Planned as a frequently launchable and mostly reusable vehicle, four space shuttle orbiters were built by 1985.

The Space Shuttle Orbiter has an all-digital fly-by-wire control system.

The sonic booms were characteristic of a smaller vehicle rather than the 37-meter long Space Shuttle orbiter.

The Space Shuttle Orbiters individual fleets are named and numbered similar to ships.

The ride's main feature was a full-scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter.

The typeface used on the Space Shuttle Orbiter is Helvetica.

Shaw subsequently led the space shuttle orbiter return-to-flight team chartered to enhance the safety of the vehicles' operations.

In 1981, Moog assisted with the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia.

HUDs are also added to the Space Shuttle orbiter.

The space shuttle orbiter was the first spacecraft designed with the aerodynamic characteristics and in-atmosphere handling qualities of a conventional airplane.

The shape of Falke was the one of the Space Shuttle orbiter with a 1/5 scale factor.

In addition, the SRBs support the entire weight of the space shuttle orbiter and fuel tank on the launch pad.

Located on the 747's horizontal stabilizers, the devices increase the tailplane's effectiveness under the weight of the Space Shuttle orbiter.

To keep the manned spaceflight program alive, NASA focused on one vehicle, the space shuttle orbiter.

The Space Shuttle Orbiter formally started on January 5, 1972 by Richard Nixon.

"Space Shuttle Orbiter Systems."

The airport was designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter.

NASA identified Hunter as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiters.

Shuttle-C would have replaced the winged Space Shuttle Orbiter with an expendable cargo module.

The Space Shuttle Orbiter mockup was constructed by North American Rockwell in 1972.