The US Space Shuttle ... of the Space Shuttle orbiter more than any other mission. During this 90-minute mission, the Earth would rotate under the shuttle. Launching and landing in California ...

Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle ... to allow the orbiter to make an uncrewed landing via a box of tricks to carry out some of the crew inputs, such as lowering the landing gear.

The Space Shuttle had two Freon Coolant Loops (FCLs). These were critical pieces of equipment responsible for cooling the orbiter's electronics. Losing one would require landing the orbiter at the ...