Posts tagged space shuttle
This concept art for NASA’s space shuttle orbiter is fantastic. Love those clean lines and rounded curves. There’s much more over at io9, including some designs that presage the next generation of shuttles.
Space shuttle crew escape equipment.
The various layers of the S1032 Launch Entry Suit (LES). Worn by all Space Shuttle crews for the ascent and entry portions of flight from STS-26 (1988) to STS-65 (1994).
In: “Dennis R. Jenkins: Dressing for Altitude: U.S. Aviation Pressure Suits — Wiley Post to Space Shuttle” - a brand new book from NASA. Gif: scanzen.
(via relicol)
The space shuttle Atlantis touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 21, ending NASA’s 30-year shuttle program.
(Via NYT)
The end of an era.
Lets Go!!!
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Space shuttle Atlantis on the launchpad.
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The ISS [International Space Station] and the Space Shuttle [Atlantis] as it transits the Sun.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw0bhseD3T1r15ojso1_400.jpg)
The ISS [International Space Station] and the Space Shuttle [Atlantis] as it transits the Sun.
The Moon behind the space shuttle, awaiting it’s arrival
