They’re mounted on the boosters (three on each), on or in the orbiter (five), and on the tank (one). Space Shuttle Main Engines ... used a drag chute on landing, which relieves wear on the ...

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 ...