#space shuttle program

[lonestarflight]

Rockwell International art of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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[gemini-enthusiast]

44 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Columbia launched for the first time on STS-1. In honor of the launch, enjoy pictures of Bob Crippen having the time of his life training and preparing for the mission.

[pepperjunkie]

STS-118 Endeavour Rollout..

[angelsxgh]

save us sally and judy saaveee uuuuuuusss

[oldkitty]

"What a treat. And so many things, I can't get. I'm like a little kid with ice cream; I don't know where to start." CMP Ken Mattingly, expressing his joy while getting pictures of the moon on day 4 of Apollo 16's lunar mission. RIP.

Source and credit to: Andy Saunders @AndySaunders_1

S69-62237 (1969) --- Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II.

Source: NASA Johnson

CC BY-NC - Non-Commercial

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[lonestarflight]

Apr 20, 2010

Discovery STS-131 Mission Landing

[theofficialastronomy101]

Some more crystal clear moon photos! 2500 Megapixel

[chernobog13]

A cutaway diagram of the space shuttle.

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[lonestarflight]

Striking view of STS-3 Columbia's rollout to Pad 39A.

Date: February 16, 1982

NASA ID: 108-KSC-82PC-191

[gemini-enthusiast]

Ceramic tiles on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1980, in preparation for the first Space Shuttle flight.

[itsgerges]

Best Regards The Solar System Design Analysis https://app.box.com/s/dqbysn55yvzrfnsi77m7fjl2xxeirlqe or https://app.box.com/s/dqbysn55yvzrfnsi77m7fjl2xxeirlqe or https://gerges2022.livejournal.com/255339.html Paper Argument The Current Solar System Description Is Wrong Because It Depends On (5 Wrong Concepts) which are 1 The physicist Supposes The Planets Motions Are Independent From Each Other 2 Planet Formation And Nature (The Major Discussion) 3 Space Nature And Properties 4 The Sun Rays Creation Theory 5 The Solar System History (The Big Bang Concept is Wrong) Paper hypothesis No. (1) The Gravitational Waves Are Produced By The Planets Motions Energies And Not By The Gravitational Field- ALSO - (The Sun Doesn't Produce A Gravitational Field) Planet motion produces energy (1/2 mv^2) and this energy creates waves in the space- and these waves move by its planet velocity- for example- Mercury (47.4 km/s) moves and its motion energy creates waves in the space and these waves move by equal velocity (47.4 km/s)- means- the planets move and their motions create waves in the space and each wave moves by its planet velocity- AND the planets revolve around the sun in the same one direction for that their motions energies create waves in the space and these waves move perpendicular on the revolution direction (Toward Pluto orbit) AND in Pluto orbit these waves are unified together into one unified wave- this unified wave moves by a velocity= 205.8 km/s where The 9 planets velocities total=176 km/s but I add the Earth moon velocity (29.8 km/s) that makes the total to be 205.8 km/s – I add the moon velocity because the energy is stored finally in the moon orbit- This Unified Wave Is The Gravitational Waves –AND- the gravitational waves are reflected three times in the solar system – from Neptune to Saturn (1st reflection) and from Uranus to Jupiter (2nd reflection) and from Venus to Mars (3rd reflection) The gravitational waves reflection causes effects on the planets data because the reflection defines the energy motion direction- Also the gravitational waves reflection causes to square the wave velocity- means- if a gravitational wave velocity is (v) and this wave is reflected- its velocity after the wave reflection will be (v^2) Paper hypothesis No. (2) The Sun Is Not Doing Nuclear Fusion To Produce Its Rays- Instead- The Sun Rays Are Produced By The Gravitational Waves Motions Energies- let's see this article This Is Extraordinary: Gravity Can Create Light, All on Its Own https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/this-is-extraordinary-gravity-can-create-light-all-on-its-own/ar-AA19YL5d?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=620db4352aa943e2b454919a7b724604&ei=83 This new article tells the gravitational waves can move by speed of light and can produce a light beam- I claim The Sun Rays are produced based on this method by the gravitational waves motions energies and not by the sun nuclear fusion process AND Paper 1st hypothesis stated- The Gravitational Waves Are Produced By The Planets Motions Energies- and NOT By The Gravitational Field Shortly the Sun Is Not Doing Nuclear Fusion To Produce Its Rays- Instead- The Sun Rays Are Produced By The Gravitational Waves Motions Energies- AND- The Gravitational Waves Are Produced By The Planets Motions Energies- Means- The Sun Is A Phenomenon Created By The Planets Motions Energies (CONT) Gerges Francis Tawdrous +201022532292 Physics Department- Physics & Mathematics Faculty Peoples' Friendship university of Russia – Moscow Curriculum Vitae https://www.academia.edu/s/b88b0ecb7c E-mail mrwaheid1@yahoo.com gergesgerges@yandex.ru ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-7147 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gergis.tawadrous VK https://vk.com/id696655587 Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/itsgerges Livejournal https://gerges2022.livejournal.com/profile Pocket https://getpocket.com/@646g8dZ0p3aX5Ad1bsTr4d9THjA5p6a5b2fX99zd54g221E4bs76eBdtf6aJw5d0?src=navbar

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[angelsxgh]

judy RESNIK 💜

that’s it - that’s the post

[power-chords]

The naming of the space shuttle Enterprise involves one of the funniest presidential orders of all time.

Enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter, was originally to be named Constitution, in honor of the Constitution of the United States. However, "Star Trek" fans started a write-in campaign urging the White House to instead select the name of the starship that James T. Kirk captained in the original TV series. Although President Gerald Ford did not mention the campaign, he directed NASA officials to change the name, saying he was "partial to the name" Enterprise.

In recognition of their namesake, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series were on hand when the shuttle Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell's Air Force Plant 42, Site 1, Palmdale, Calif., assembly facility on Sept. 17, 1976.

Enterprise was built for NASA to perform test flights in the atmosphere; lacking engines or a functional heat shield, it was not capable of actual spaceflight. NASA planned to eventually outfit Enterprise for spaceflight and to make it the second space shuttle to fly, after Columbia, but final design plans for the fuselage and wings of the orbiters changed during the construction of Columbia, and refitting Enterprise in accordance with the new plans would have required significant effort: Entire sections would have to be dismantled and shipped across the country to subcontractors. Instead it was deemed less expensive to build the space shuttle Challenger from existing materials.

And she now resides in New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum :)