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  2. Space Shuttle orbiter - Wikipedia

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    The orbiter always landed at either Edwards Air Force Base, California or at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility, Florida, except STS-3 at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. Similar special clearances (no-fly zones) were also in effect at potential emergency landing sites, such as in Spain and in West Africa during all ...

  3. Space Shuttle abort modes - Wikipedia

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    The orbiter would then proceed into re-entry; NASA could choose to have the orbiter land at Edwards Air Force Base, White Sands Space Harbor, or Kennedy Space Center. [7] The time window for using the AOA abort was very short, just a few seconds between the TAL and ATO abort opportunities.

  4. Harbor Freight Tools - Wikipedia

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    Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]

  5. Buran programme - Wikipedia

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    Build started 1988, Only forward fuselage with crew cabin was completed by the time its construction was cancelled. The right wing with landing gear produced for this orbiter was later used for OK-TVA. [56] Some pieces of 2.02, like heat tiles, have found their way onto eBay. [57] 5K 2.03 Third flight article, second series, very small amount ...

  6. Landing gear - Wikipedia

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    The landing gear represents 2.5 to 5% of the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) and 1.5 to 1.75% of the aircraft cost, but 20% of the airframe direct maintenance cost. A suitably-designed wheel can support 30 t (66,000 lb), tolerate a ground speed of 300 km/h and roll a distance of 500,000 km (310,000 mi) ; it has a 20,000 hours time between overhaul and a 60,000 hours or 20 year life time.

  7. Space Shuttle Enterprise - Wikipedia

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    Space Shuttle Enterprise (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle system. Rolled out on September 17, 1976, it was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform atmospheric test flights after being launched from a modified Boeing 747. [1]

  8. STS-131 - Wikipedia

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    After the 8 1/2-minute ride to space, Discovery's seven person crew began configuring the orbiter from a launch vehicle to an orbital vehicle. Commander Alan Poindexter and pilot Jim Dutton , with help from mission specialist 2 Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger , also performed a series of engine firings or burns to adjust their speed and refine ...

  9. Reusable spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    Spaceplanes that land horizontally on a runway require lifting surfaces and landing gear. Designs include the Space Shuttle's delta wing and the Dream Chaser's lifting body . Spaceplanes require access to a long enough runway, a necessary consideration for the Space Shuttle launch abort modes .

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