Space Shuttle landings
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Space Shuttle landings were the controlled, unpowered gliding descents and runway touchdowns of NASA’s reusable orbiter vehicles at the end of their space missions.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Space Shuttle program
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glide landing ⓘ spaceflight procedure ⓘ unpowered aircraft landing ⓘ |
| backupLandingSite |
Edwards Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
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White Sands Space Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
powered aircraft landings
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vertical capsule splashdowns ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| follows |
Space Shuttle reentry phase
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deorbit burn ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
energy management critical
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gliding approach ⓘ high sink rate ⓘ manual piloting in final phase ⓘ runway touchdown ⓘ steep approach path ⓘ unpowered descent ⓘ |
| hasPart |
drag chute deployment
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final approach ⓘ flare maneuver ⓘ heading alignment circle ⓘ main gear touchdown ⓘ nose gear touchdown ⓘ rollout ⓘ |
| location |
Edwards Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ White Sands Space Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLandingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLanding |
STS-1 landing at Edwards Air Force Base
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final Space Shuttle landing STS-135 at Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle mission profile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle commander ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle pilot ⓘ |
| requires |
accurate weather forecasting
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precise energy management ⓘ runway length over 4,500 meters ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recovering Space Shuttle orbiters at end of missions
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returning astronauts from orbit to Earth ⓘ reusing Space Shuttle orbiters for subsequent missions ⓘ |
| uses |
Instrument Landing System
NERFINISHED
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aerodynamic control surfaces ⓘ autoland guidance systems ⓘ drag chute ⓘ landing gear ⓘ microwave landing system ⓘ runway ⓘ |
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