Ep 307: The space shuttle
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The space shuttle
With 135 missions over a 30 year period, the STS was enormously successful. It will take another episode or two to cover, but we start with an overview of NASA’s space shuttle program.
Here’s a video on how the space shuttle was launched.
How did the Space Shuttle launch work?
Here’s a longish video on how the space shuttle orbiter worked.
How did the Orbiter Vehicle work?
Here’s a video celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the space shuttle.