Three locations in the United States were used as landing sites for the Space Shuttle system. Each site included runways of sufficient length for the slowing-down of a returning spacecraft. The prime landing site was the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a purpose-built landing

Landing the Space Shuttle Orbiter A s the processing and launch site of the nation’s Space Shuttle Program, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida is making the Vision for Space Exploration a reality. Kennedy is the primary end-of-mission landing site for the shuttle orbiter. An alternate site is Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in ...

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.

Jun 2, 2023 · From launch to landing, a space shuttle’s solid rocket booster journey is captured, with sound mixed and enhanced by Skywalker Sound. In addition to the solid rocket motor, the booster contains the structural, thrust vector control, separation, recovery, and electrical and instrumentation subsystems.

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 National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

[video: NASA]STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3), Space Shuttle Atlantis, November 27, 2009 landing on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center. HD video.

Sep 5, 2024 · From the first launch on April 12, 1981 to the final landing on July 21, 2011, NASA's space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions, helped construct the International Space Station and inspired generations.

Apr 19, 2023 · At 5:57 a.m. on July 21, space shuttle Atlantis dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. Caught in the last seconds by the brilliant xenon lights, a space shuttle rolled to a stop for the final time.

Three locations in the United States were used as landing sites for the Space Shuttle system. Each site included runways of sufficient length to provide adequate distance for the slowing-down of a returning spacecraft. The prime landing site was the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a purpose-built landing strip.

This video shows a takeoff and landing of a crewed U.S. space shuttle. The shuttle's main components are a winged orbiter, a large external tank that carries the liquid fuel and oxidizer for the orbiter's three main engines, and two solid-fuel rocket boosters mounted on the sides of …