This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. The Curator and Responsible NASA Official are genuinely interested in answering your questions and helping you get the information you need. However, due to the large amount of e-mail they receive daily from the public, it is difficult to respond in a timely manner. In order to reduce the ...

This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. Mission Patch Mission Highlights Mission: International Space Station Flight 9A Shuttle: Atlantis Launch Pad: 39A Launch: No Earlier Than Sept. 28, 2002 Window: TBD Docking: TBD Undocking: TBD Landing: TBD Duration: 10 days Orbital Insertion Altitude: 122 nautical miles Orbit Inclination: 51.

KSC Home Page Site Search FAQ's Site Survey Customer Forum NASA Centers Privacy Statement Headlines Landing the Space Shuttle Orbiter at KSC Release No. FS-2000-05-30-KSC Revised May 2000 A version of this fact sheet dated March 1992 is available. Landing the Space Shuttle Orbiter Next Section Table of Contents KSC News Releases KSC Fact Sheets Orbiter Discovery lowers its nose wheel after ...

The space shuttle is one of the most complex machines ever created -- it launches like a rocket, can survive in space up to two weeks, re-enters and then lands like an airplane! Learn how this amazing spacecraft works!

This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. Shuttle Reference Manual The Shuttle Reference Manual, most recently revised in 1988, is an in depth technical guide to space shuttle equipment and operations. It was accurate in 1988 and while most of the information provided here from the manual is still accurate today, some facts may be ...

Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (more titles from CETS) Related Books Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-xii Executive Summary, pp. 1-3 1 Introduction, pp. 4-6 2 Risk to the Orbiter and Crew, pp. 7-18 3 Risk Management Strategy, pp. 19-26 4 Tools for Risk Assessment, pp.

We are seeing a lot more spacesuits now that the international space station is occupied. Learn how spacesuits work and why they cost $12 million each!

This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. Shuttle Details Shuttle Basics Learn about the various components that make up the space shuttle. Space Shuttle Reference Manual This technical guide provides in-depth information of the Shuttle program. Space Shuttle Annual Reports 2001 Annual Report (PDF file 6.2 Mb) 2000 Annual Report (PDF ...

This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. Shuttle Operational Data Book The information in this section is compiled and updated by the JSC Projects Office's Flight Engineering and Vehicle Management Office. These pages are in Portable Document Format (.PDF). You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer ...

This text is today's date, which is automatically generated and may not be accessible with your browser. Shuttle Operational Data Book These pages are in Portable Document Format (.PDF). You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer to view them. Left side of the Orbiter Moldline penetrations/access panels/markings (296K) Exterior finish/external insulation - OV103 ...