Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on 12 April 1981 at Pad 39A for mission STS-1. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the …

Jan 14, 2025 · The video below displays the integrated Shuttle Launch-to-Landing Process, including the roles of the SRB Recovery Ships and the SCA.

Airborne Systems has and continues to support a multitude of concept studies and test programs to evaluate the feasibility of recovering boosters and/or engines for various launch vehicle …

A mobile launcher platform (MLP), also known as mobile launch platform, is a structure used to support a large multistage space vehicle which is assembled (stacked) vertically in an …

Aug 12, 2009 · First operational use of the drag chute system was on Shuttle Endeavour, newest of the space shuttle fleet, during its first landing May 16, 1992. NASA’s B-52 research aircraft …

Nov 15, 2020 · Go here to see Dragon Crew-1 launch from 11/15/2020: • Space shuttle launch: viewed from dow... Flying from Orlando, FL I had the rare opportunity to be able to watch …

7 hours ago · Blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles and bright exhaust from the solid rocket boosters mark the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour 25 years ago on …

Kistler Aerospace K -1 Reusable Launch Vehicle. A brief history of Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) recovery is provided along with a summary comparison of the K-1 and the Space …

ground-based cameras, radar systems and airborne cameras aboard high altitude aircraft. The imagery captured of Discovery’s launch, and additional imagery from laser systems on …

During the development of the Space Shuttle, NASA, with support from the Air Force, wanted an upper stage that could be used on the Shuttle to deliver payloads from low earth orbit to higher …