NASA sets date for final space shuttle mission
After 2 1/2 two years of frustrating setbacks and delays, NASA officially set July 13 as the launch date Thursday for the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced the news after a two-day space agency review of Discovery's readiness to...
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Space walk Display the shuttle and telescope individually or together. Need a lift Turn the center engine to make the lift move. Take imagination to new heights Featuring 2,354 pieces, this engaging new set lets you build not just a Shuttle, but the legendary Hubble Space Telescope too. ...
NASA的航天飞机(Space Shuttle)是人类历史上首个可重复使用的载人航天器系统,主要用于近地轨道任务,包括卫星部署、国际空间站建设及科学实验等。该计划从1981年持续至2011年,共执行135次任务,标志着载人航天技术的重大突破。 一、航天飞机的发展与组成 航天飞机系统由轨道器(Orbiter)、...
在“航天飞机”(Space Shuttle)以滑翔方式重返地球大气层并如同飞机般着陆之前,美国宇航局(NASA)的工程师们面临着一个大胆的难题:没有机翼的飞行器,真的能飞行吗?这个问题的答案,藏在一系列被称为“升力体”(Lifting Bodies)的实验飞行器中。这些独特的飞行器通过其独特的机身形状产生升力,自20世纪60年代以来,它们...
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'Tron: Ares': Release date, plot, cast, & everything we know ByFran Ruizlast updatedyesterday Disney is returning to the Grid with "Tron: Ares" in 2025, but the threat may be in the real world this time around. Space Movies & Shows ...
Space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, changing NASA's space program forever
STS-2 on the evening of November 11, 1981. It was the last time the shuttle would launch with a white external tank; the paint was removed for later flights to avoid unnecessary weight. NASA The sense of anticipation surrounding the shuttle program, which carried US astronauts in space for...