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Space Shuttle System
Shuttle external Tank
Shuttle Hardware flow
Shuttle Programm Lacation Map
What does a Space Shuttle do?
- Lifts Heavy Payloads into Orbit
- Provides Lab for Carrying out Scientific Research in Space
- Provides Platform for Satellite Retrieval & Repair
- Returns People and Payloads to Earth
LENGTH
System: 56.14m
(184.2 feet)
Orbiter: 37.24 m
(122.2 feet)
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HEIGHT
System: 23.344m (76.6 feet)
Orbiter: 17.27 m (56.67 feet)
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WINGSPAN
System: 23.79m
(78.06 feet)
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THRUST
Solid Rocket Boosters (2):
12,899,200 newtons
(2.9 million pounds) of thrust each at sea level
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CARGO BAY
Dimensions: 18.28m
(60 feet long)
4.57m (15 feet) in diameter
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WEIGHT
Gross Lift-Off:
2,041,200 KG (4.5 million pounds)
Orbiter Landing: 96,163 kg (212 thousand pounds)
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