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#3000
by
Jim
on 13 Oct, 2013 20:53
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I know that the Spacelab (LM 1) module is on dispaly at the Udvar Hazy Centre in Virginia alongside Space Shuttle Discovery.
Where is the Spacelab LM 2 module stored?
Thank you.
It is in Germany
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#3001
by
Specifically-Impulsive
on 13 Oct, 2013 21:24
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#3002
by
Hoonte
on 14 Oct, 2013 06:34
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Where there any shuttle missions which came close or might have led to a bailout situation after reentry using ' the pole '?
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#3003
by
woods170
on 14 Oct, 2013 09:45
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None.
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#3004
by
Hoonte
on 16 Oct, 2013 10:12
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Can anyone inform me what the average costs where to make an orbiter and strb's reusable again after flight.
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#3005
by
Jim
on 16 Oct, 2013 11:50
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Can anyone inform me what the average costs where to make an orbiter and strb's reusable again after flight.
there are only the flight costs, and you can get that from the yearly shuttle budget and divide it by the number of flights
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#3006
by
Hoonte
on 25 Oct, 2013 08:50
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What is the average altitude of the shuttle after reentry that it starts to 'fly'
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#3007
by
Jim
on 25 Oct, 2013 11:18
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What is the average altitude of the shuttle after reentry that it starts to 'fly'
define "fly". Meaning using aero surfaces? There isn't a set altitude. The RCS and aerosurfaces were blended for control, with yaw thrusters firing at speeds as low as Mach 2 (it could be seen from the landing site cameras)
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#3008
by
wolfpack
on 25 Oct, 2013 17:03
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What is the average altitude of the shuttle after reentry that it starts to 'fly'
I believe the elevons and body flap began to have control authority at 10 psf dynamic pressure. The rudder couldn't do anything until the alpha angle came down below 40 degrees, as it was completely in the wake of the fuselage.
If you have L2, watch some of the reentry videos and note where the CDR makes comments like "starting to fly like an airplane".
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#3009
by
mkirk
on 25 Oct, 2013 17:58
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What is the average altitude of the shuttle after reentry that it starts to 'fly'
As the other replies to your question have indicated, there really isn't a simple answer. From a piloting perspective, I'd say the orbiter for the most starts flying like a plane at around Mach 2.5 and 82,000 feet. By that point the angle of attack (alpha) has ramped down to a more "pointy nose forward" attitude and the GNC (guidance, navigation, and control) scheme acts more airplane like. The RCS (reaction control system) jets aren't completely phased out until Mach 1 which generally occurs at an altitude of 50,000 feet. From there on, the orbiter uses just the aero-surfaces for flight control.
The simplest technical overview I can think of that describes this transition is located here in the SCOM (Shuttle Crew Operations Manual) beginning at around page 5.4-5.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/390651main_shuttle_crew_operations_manual.pdfMark Kirkman
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#3010
by
DaveS
on 25 Oct, 2013 19:34
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Question on the Payload Bay Doors: Is the lengths of areas Xf and Xa in the attached photo the same in the Z plane? Also, what is the thickness of the ribs (blue rectangle) as well as the radiator panels?
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#3011
by
Specifically-Impulsive
on 26 Oct, 2013 02:52
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What is the average altitude of the shuttle after reentry that it starts to 'fly'
"Entry Interface" (EI) was defined as 400K feet.
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#3012
by
JWag
on 28 Oct, 2013 20:50
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Question on the Payload Bay Doors: Is the lengths of areas Xf and Xa in the attached photo the same in the Z plane?
No. The forward end of the doors have a different contour due to the cockpit window "bulge". If you look at the bright highlight on the doors
of Enterprise at U-H, you can see that the X
f is smaller than X
a.
Back when I was a kid and drew 10 pictures of shuttle orbiters every day, this was a detail I struggled to get right.
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#3013
by
rayleighscatter
on 19 Nov, 2013 01:39
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What are the approximate floor dimensions of the mid-deck?
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#3014
by
spacecane
on 20 Nov, 2013 04:24
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What are the approximate floor dimensions of the mid-deck?
In "space club" in 5th grade a long time ago the teacher that ran it told us 10' x 10' and made a box with masking tape to illustrate. I've never seen an official answer.
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#3015
by
manboy
on 20 Nov, 2013 22:39
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Has anyone here seen this image before?
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#3016
by
Fequalsma
on 21 Nov, 2013 00:02
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Used to be de rigueur, back in the non-PC days, to have a pretty lady in the hardware photos. No mas...
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#3017
by
demoman
on 05 Dec, 2013 02:32
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I'm filming a documentary on the demolition of the Orbiter Processing facilities at KSC and I'm looking for someone that worked at an OPF and is willing to talk about the processes involved in preparing a shuttle for it's mission inside the OPF.
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#3018
by
DaveS
on 08 Dec, 2013 02:36
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I'm looking for the distance in the orbiter X axis between the FWD Orb/ET attachment (EO-1) and the two aft Orb/ET attachments(EO2/EO3).
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#3019
by
Hoonte
on 12 Dec, 2013 07:00
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What was the reason for the first 3 ALT flights to have the tail cone in place?
