Space Shuttle Aerodynamics

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Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions

Hubble was built with a number of instruments onboard, including the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC), the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS), the Faint Object Camera (FOC), the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) and the High Speed Photometer (HSP).

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See how the Hubble Space Telescope is still revolutionizing astronomy

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

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Celebrate Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th Birthday with Stunning Images

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has revealed that supermassive black holes nestle at the heart of most large galaxies,

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Space Shuttle Jr.

"The space shuttle was designed to be a very heavy ... But when he's asked about anything more than the X-37's aerodynamics, he clams up. So does everyone else. "While some aspects of the ...

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Why are two Texas senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian?

And that was all more or less settled until last week when the two US senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, filed ...

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Ekranoplan Spacecraft Carrier: The USSR’s Unrealized Plan for Ocean-Based Space Launches

This ekranoplan design would transport a space shuttle system atop a twin-fuselage hull, using six main engines and ground effect aerodynamics to skim across water. By launching closer to the ...

Smithsonian Magazine2y

The Ultimate Paper Airplane

It withstood aerodynamic heating up to 400 degrees ... and notes taken by Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon—had survived space shuttle Columbia’s violent breakup on reentering the atmosphere ...

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Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston

Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and send it to Houston for display. NASA's retired space shuttle ...

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Texas senators introduce bill to move Udvar-Hazy Space Center from Virginia to Houston

HOUSTON — Texas U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Thursday filed new legislation aimed at bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home to the Houston area from Virginia. The bill ...

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