Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces … Wikipedia
BSM — • Booster Separation Motor Weltraumfahrt • Austin Bergstrom AFB, TX, USA internationale Flughafen Kennung … Acronyms
Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… … Wikipedia
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster — For more information about the final mission and crew of the Challenger, see STS 51 L. Space Shuttle Challenger s smoke plume after the in flight breakup that killed all seven crew members … Wikipedia
Space Shuttle Discovery — Discovery OV 103 Space Shuttle Discovery launches from NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A on mission STS 124. OV designation OV 103 Country … Wikipedia
Space Shuttle design process — See also Space Shuttle program Conception and development North American Rockwell Shuttle, 1969 Even before the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968, NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. The early studies were denoted Phase… … Wikipedia
Edwards Air Force Base — Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Located near: Edwards, California … Wikipedia
Payload Assist Module — PAM D with the Phoenix spacecraft. The Star 48 B engine is shown being spun, fired, yo yo de spun and jettisoned. SBS 3 satellite with PAM D stage inside the space shuttle … Wikipedia
Crawler-transporter — Manufacturer Marion Power Shovel Engine Two 2,750 horsepower (2,050 kW) V16 Alco diesel engines. Two 1,006 horsepowe … Wikipedia
Space Shuttle program — This article is about the United States Space Shuttle program. For the shuttle itself, see Space Shuttle. For information on the Soviet space shuttle program, see the article Buran program. Space Shuttle program Duration 1981 2011 … Wikipedia
