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  Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

• Reg: OV-104 photos
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• Airline: United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Photo Date: Nov 16, 2009
• Uploaded: Feb 12, 2010
• Titusville Shuttle Landing Facility - KTTS, USA - Florida

"Atlantis" departs Earth on mission STS-129 at 2:28 p.m from Launch Complex 39A at NASA-KSC with a collection of spare parts to the International Space Station. The trajectory shaping for the orbital insertion to catch up with the ISS (@17,180 mph or Mach 23) can be seen in the toxic smoke trail. The "stack" climbs in a progressively flattening arc, accelerating as the weight of the SRBs and main tank decrease. To achieve low orbit requires much more horizontal than vertical acceleration.

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Julian Maas OV-104

1,035 6 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

Spn14_ OV-104

1,612 2 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

Sergio Luna Navarro OV-104

1,604 3 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

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One of three ‘complete’ Saturn V’s on display in the U

Arjun Sarup BP-30

1,925 29 1 Boeing S-IC-T Saturn 5

Spn14_ OV-104

1,612 2 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

Sergio Luna Navarro OV-104

1,604 3 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter

Photographer

‎Dreamlifter in Miami

Suresh A Atapattu N747BC

4,407 4 0 Boeing 747-4J6(LCF)

‎Cockpit of a special B-52

Suresh A Atapattu 60-0051

17,342 18 0 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress

‎The final display of Space Shuttle Atlantis was unveiled to the general public today and the very first group of people examine and ponder the legacy of her and her sister ships at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Suresh A Atapattu OV-104

4,260 2 0 Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter