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Space Shuttle Presentation by: Adjunct Professor Walter Barry Space Shuttle launch Orbit Re-entry Private Enterprise
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Slow Taxi To The Launch Pad
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Shuttle Preparation
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Ignition Throttle 104% & 5 million newtons of thrust (1.125 x 10 6 lbf.)
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Liftoff SRB Ignite each applies 11.8 million newtons (2.65x10 6 lbf.)
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Acceleration
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Acceleration To Speed of Sound Acceleration to “MAX Q” the region of maximum dynamic pressure Mach number= True airspeed Speed of sound at flight temp
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Orbital Velocity & G Forces
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Phases of Launch Gross mass of more then 2 million kg +120 seconds SBR Jettisoned to parachute SSME throttle back to 3 Gs
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Cockpit Checks
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Fish Eye Camera
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Capturing Orbit & Opening Cargo Doors
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Working The Cargo Bay
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Payloads Telescopes, Satellites & Space Station Supplies
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Cockpit Discipline
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Specific Orbits & Docking Velocities
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Inverted Maneuvers
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Docking
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Space Walk
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Programming Re-entry
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Forces On Re-entry Upper Atmosphere
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Re-entry Corridor 400,000 ft & 5158 Up Range
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Heating By Angle of Attack & Angle of Re-entry 40 degree Angle of Attack
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Heat Comparisons
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Approach To Landing 19 degree glide slope
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The Perfect Gliding Flare Touch down speed 218 mph/190 knots
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Touch Down & Angle of Attack Soft Field Landing
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Deceleration Parachute Deployed
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Private Enterprise
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Glass Cockpit Space Ship
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Feathering the Wing & Drag Manipulation
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Atmospheric & Geological Studies
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Active Volcano
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Moon and Beyond
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Earth To Moon Orbits
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Return
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Shuttle References http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb2001/983838037.As.r.html http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4781462&sour ceCode=RSS http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4781462&sour ceCode=RSS http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q725.html http://www.huris.com/web/def/d8498.htm http://www.kokogiak.com/300miles/info.asp http://www.mattwolf.com/earth5.htm http://www.eclipsetours.com/sat/shuttle.html http://256.com/gray/thoughts/2004/20040622/ http://www.rokits.org/gallery/slideshow.php?set_albumName=x-prize http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~wiscengr/issues/nov00/nasa.htm http://www.wiedenhoff.nu/space/space.htm http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/index.html
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