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  2. Space Shuttle orbiter - Wikipedia

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    The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, ... Maximum speed: 17,320 mph (27,870 km/h, 15,050 kn) Range: ...

  3. Comparison of orbital launch systems - Wikipedia

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    The following chart shows the number of launch systems developed in each country, and broken down by operational status. Rocket variants are not distinguished; i.e., the Atlas V series is only counted once for all its configurations 401–431, 501–551, 552, and N22.

  4. Space Shuttle - Wikipedia

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    The Space Shuttle is a retired, ... The speed brake was used to keep a continuous speed, and crew initiated a pre-flare maneuver to a -1.5° glideslope at an altitude ...

  5. Comparison of orbital rocket engines - Wikipedia

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  6. Comparison of crewed space vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Space Shuttle: 8 [note 4] 37.24: 4.8 [note 5] 109,000: Fuel cells Runway landing (with one pilot and one drogue chute from mid-1990s) 12,500 /16,000 ... Biconic Space ...

  7. Space Shuttle program - Wikipedia

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    The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S ... The Shuttle took about 8.5 minutes to accelerate to a speed of over ...

  8. Hypersonic speed - Wikipedia

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    In aerodynamics, a hypersonic speed is one that exceeds five times the speed of sound, ... Space Shuttle orbiter (Mach 22) Buran; Boeing X-37 (Mach 25)

  9. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    Speed of International Space Station and typical speed of other satellites such as the Space Shuttle in low Earth orbit. 7,777: 28,000: 17,400: 2.594 × 10 −5: Speed of propagation of the explosion in a detonating cord. 10 4: 10,600 38,160 23,713.65 0.00004 Speed of propagation of the explosion of Octanitrocubane (ONC). 11,107: 39,985.2: ...