Archivo: Space Shuttle Endeavour Tribute

Descripción: This is a printable version of space shuttle Endeavour's orbiter tribute, or OV-105, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features Endeavour soaring into orbit above the sailing vessel HMS Endeavour for which it was named. The Cupola, delivered to the International Space Station by Endeavour on STS-130, frames various images that represent the processing and execution of the Space Shuttle Program. Clockwise from top, are the first-ever use of a drag chute during the STS-49 landing, rollout to a launch pad, a ferry flight return to Kennedy, rolling into an orbiter processing facility, docking to the International Space Station, and lifting operations before being mated to an external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The background image was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and signifies the first shuttle servicing mission, which was performed by Endeavour's STS-61 crew. Another element of the background is a photograph of the STS-130 launch taken by James Vernacotola entitled "Waterway to Orbit", which won honorable mention in a 2011 National Geographic photography contest. Crew-designed patches from Endeavour's maiden voyage through its final mission are shown ascending toward the stars. Five orbiter tributes are on display in the firing room, representing Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Endeavour and Discovery.
Título: Space Shuttle Endeavour Tribute
Créditos: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/multimedia/gallery/tribute_endeavour.html Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by User:Keraunoscopia..
Autor(a): NASA/Amy Lombardo.
Términos de Uso: Dominio Público
Licencia: Dominio Público
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