This week I watched as technicians removed components of Endeavours fuel lines from the aft compartments that might possibly be reused at some future date inside NASA’s new Heavy Lift rocket, dubbed the SLS or Space Launch System. The power must be on to drain and purge the toxic materials. Since then technicians have been removing hazardous materials and propellants from the orbiters hydraulic and fuel lines and thoroughly cleansing Endeavour to make it safe for museum display to the general public. Altogether, Endeavour spent 299 days in space, orbited the Earth 4671 times and traveled over 197 million kilometers (123 million mi).Įndeavour’s power termination on comes almost exactly one year since her final launch on the 16 day long STS-134 mission on May 16, 2011. She flew 25 missions over a spaceflight career that spanned 19 years from the inaugural flight in 1992 to the final flight in 2011 to deliver the dark matter hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station ( ISS). Credit: Ken Kremer/Endeavour was the youngest in NASA’s fleet of three surviving orbiters and designated as vehicle OV-105. Shuttle Commander seat at left, Shuttle Pilot seat at right. Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour Powered up for the final time. The blue display screens used by the Shuttle Commander and Pilot were real, lit and vividly moving before my eyes, dials were active and shining and multitudes of critical gauges lined the cabin all over from front to back, left to right, top to bottom. I was at last standing on the “Starship Endeavour” and this was the closest I ever felt to being in space. Credit: Mike Deepįor me, standing on the astronauts flight deck was like being transported to the bridge of the “Starship Enterprise” – but this was real, not science fiction. Special Feature 7 The Rudder/Speed Brake moves the same way as the actual Space Shuttle Orbiter.Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour Powered up for the final time.Special Feature 6 The payload doors interior has metallic parts for the radiators.Special Feature 5 The payload cargo bay which has an open/closed type door, also has a removable space lab included.Special Feature 4 The flight deck interior, main engine, and underbody have a detailed finish.Special Feature 3 The latest markings as well as the heat resistant tiles, and cockpit windows etc for space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor, have been accurately reproduced with marking decals.The space shuttle orbiter model has been made in cooperation with Rockwell International Special Feature 2 Length: 372.5mm, Width: 238mm.Special Feature 1 This is a 1/100 scale assembly kit model of a space shuttle orbiter.★Comes with 2 astronaut figurines which adds to the atmosphere of the diorama. ★Comes with a display stand allowing you to choose from a landing or flying state. Also, the main engines nozzle can change directions. ★The Rudder/Speed Brake moves the same way as the actual Space Shuttle Orbiter. ★The payload doors interior has metallic parts for the radiators. ★The payload cargo bay which has an open/closed type door, also has a removable space lab included. ★The flight deck interior, main engine, and underbody have a detailed finish. ★The latest markings as well as the heat resistant tiles, and cockpit windows etc for space shuttles Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor, have been accurately reproduced with marking decals. The space shuttle orbiter model has been made in cooperation with Rockwell International. ★This is a 1/100 scale assembly kit model of a space shuttle orbiter. Each space shuttle carries a space laboratory being able to carry out various experiments, also having the responsibility of transporting equipment, materials, and crew to the International Space Station. This continued with other scheduled space shuttles flights such as Challenger, Discovery, and Atlantis in the 1980's including Endeavor in 1992, but due to tragic events both space shuttles Challenger and Columbia were lost. April 12 1981, was the first successful launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. In the payload area, satellites and experimental devices can be loaded for each mission. The size of crew may vary, but on most occasions a total of seven people including pilot, commander, and several mission specialists can be accommodated for a 4 week mission. The Space Shuttle Orbiter is 37m long and has a 24m wingspan, at launch uses 2 detachable Rocket Boosters (with external fuel tanks), and when it has finished its mission in space, it re-enters the atmosphere where it glides like an airplane and lands. In 1972, NASA began building the Space Shuttle as a transport system joining Earth and Space.
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