![]() ![]() ![]() Very few aircraft designed for operational use break completely new ground in their operating environments. ![]() The structure of the Shuttle Orbiter comprises nine separate sections, or elements: the forward fuselage, the forward reaction control system module, the mid-fuselage, the payload bay doors, the aft fuselage, the vertical tail, the two orbital maneuvering system/reaction control modules and the wing. The layout is dominated by just two requirements – to carry a design payload of up to 65,000 lb to orbit, and to fly back down through the atmosphere like an aircraft, landing like a glider so that it can be used again.īecause of these requirements the Shuttle is shaped to look like an aircraft but to operate as a spacecraft. It is about the size of a DC-9 airliner and is designed to survive the rigors of launch and landing, including vibration, high acoustic levels from the rocket engines, high levels of acceleration and various heat loads on different parts of the structure. The Shuttle Orbiter is a reusable vehicle intended to carry astronauts and cargo to and from space. He has written more than 80 books on spaceflight technology including his latest, the NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual. Chapter 3: Anatomy of the Space ShuttleĪuthor David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs between 19. The following is an excerpt from the new book NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual. ![]()
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