Space Shuttle Discovery Cam Footage
- 17 years ago
Amazing Footage from the bottom of air ship.....
Shuttles are each a partially reusable launch system composed of three main assemblies: the reusable Orbiter Vehicle (OV), the expendable External Tank (ET), and the two partially-reusable Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). The tank and boosters are jettisoned during ascent; only the orbiter goes into orbit. The vehicle is launched vertically like a conventional rocket, and the orbiter glides to a horizontal landing, after which it is refurbished for reuse.At times, the Orbiter itself is referred to as the Space Shuttle. Technically, this is a misnomer. The actual "Space Shuttle" is the combination of Orbiter, External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters. This is also referred to as the "Stack".
Shuttles are each a partially reusable launch system composed of three main assemblies: the reusable Orbiter Vehicle (OV), the expendable External Tank (ET), and the two partially-reusable Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). The tank and boosters are jettisoned during ascent; only the orbiter goes into orbit. The vehicle is launched vertically like a conventional rocket, and the orbiter glides to a horizontal landing, after which it is refurbished for reuse.At times, the Orbiter itself is referred to as the Space Shuttle. Technically, this is a misnomer. The actual "Space Shuttle" is the combination of Orbiter, External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters. This is also referred to as the "Stack".