Space Shuttles
Walker V.
The 5 orbiters
Colombia- Colombia's last mission happened February 1, 2003 when it re-entered Earth's atmosphere and it disintegrated and all 7 crew members died. It had 28 missions and 60 total crew members.
Discovery- The Discovery had 252 total crew members, all alive, and had 39 missions
Atlantis- The Atlantis had 203, all alive, and 33 missions
Endeavor- 173 crew members, all alive, 25 missions
Space Shuttle Parts
- Orbiter- Holds crew
- External Fuel Tank- Holds fuel
- Rocket Boosters- Provides 12.5 million Newtons of thrust at liftoff, 83% of total thrust
- Length- Liftoff: 184 ft. Orbit: 122 ft.
- Liftoff weight- 4.5 million lbs.
- NASA's 5 space shuttles have traveled a total of 513.7 million miles
- The external tank alone weighs 78,100 lbs.
Space Shuttle Functions
Fun Fact- NASA is worth $259 billion
Cited Sources Used
Information Citations
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N.d. NASA. Web.
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Video Source
"Space Shuttle History." Space Shuttle History. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2014.