Space Shuttle stack
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The Space Shuttle stack was the fully assembled launch configuration of NASA’s Space Shuttle system, consisting of the orbiter, external fuel tank, and solid rocket boosters mounted together for liftoff.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle launch stack | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle system component
ⓘ
launch vehicle configuration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | reusable crewed spaceflight ⓘ |
| developedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981-04-12 ⓘ |
| firstMission | STS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceControl | controlled by orbiter avionics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
External Tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solid Rocket Booster NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ left Solid Rocket Booster NERFINISHED ⓘ right Solid Rocket Booster ⓘ |
| height | about 56 meters ⓘ |
| lastFlight | 2011-07-08 ⓘ |
| lastMission | STS-135 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | approximately 28 to 57 degrees inclination ⓘ |
| launchConfigurationOf | Space Shuttle system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchEscapeSystem | no dedicated launch escape tower ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 2,000,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchPhase | ascent to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy |
Solid Rocket Boosters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle Main Engines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programEnd | 2011 ⓘ |
| programStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| propellant |
ammonium perchlorate composite propellant
ⓘ
liquid hydrogen ⓘ liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability |
External Tank expendable
ⓘ
Solid Rocket Booster casings reusable ⓘ orbiter reusable ⓘ |
| separationEvent |
External Tank separation
ⓘ
Solid Rocket Booster separation ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| thrustAtLiftoff | about 30 MN ⓘ |
| usedFor | launching Space Shuttle orbiters into space ⓘ |
| usedInMissionType |
Hubble Space Telescope servicing
ⓘ
satellite deployment ⓘ space station assembly ⓘ space station resupply ⓘ |
| usedLaunchSite |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWithOrbiter |
Atlantis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Endeavour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 24 meters ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Space Shuttle launch stack