Fig. 90. §5 Space
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle at launch, as splats from NASA's 3D model: the winged orbiter, the big orange external tank that fed its three main engines with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, and the two white solid rocket boosters.
1Facts
- Shelf
- Space
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Made from
- NASA's model of the Space Shuttle at launch. A tap fires its stages in the order of a flight, much faster: the two boosters, then the external tank, and the orbiter flies on.
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- US government work
2How to play
Tap to fire its stages in the order of a real flight.
3Its controls
Table I. Every control on this Splash.
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire the stages in order | Tap | ||
| Stage it | Button |
4About it
The Space Shuttle at launch, as splats from NASA's 3D model: the winged orbiter, the big orange external tank that fed its three main engines with liquid hydrogen and oxygen, and the two white solid rocket boosters. The Shuttles flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, carrying astronauts, satellites and the pieces of the International Space Station.
Tap to stage it in a flight's order, much faster than real: the boosters fall away about two minutes after launch, to be fished from the sea and used again; the main engines stop at about eight and a half minutes and the empty tank drops away, the only part not reused; the orbiter flies on with its two small maneuvering engines. The model's black and white tiles are drawn simply.
5Is it right?
NASA's 3D model of the Space Shuttle at launch, cut into the orbiter, the external tank and the two boosters, colored, staging in a flight's order, much faster than real.
Correct.
The two boosters go first, about two minutes after launch; the external tank goes after the main engines stop, about eight and a half minutes in; the orbiter flies on with its two maneuvering engines.[1][2]
The drive moves each piece at its time on a 12-second clock; the test checks the order and that the boosters fall away to both sides.
Correct.
The Shuttles flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, and the external tank was the only major part not reused.[1]
About text.
Correct.
The model is NASA's (NASA/Michael D. Carbajal), used under NASA's media guidelines, and carries no logo.[3]
The model has no texture; the test checks the GLB has no image or texture. Its cockpit windows' frames (132 tiny meshes) are left out.
- [1]Space Shuttle, Wikipedia
- [2]Space Shuttle external tank, Wikipedia
- [3]Images and media usage guidelines, NASA
- Simplified
- Staging that took minutes is shown in 12 seconds.
- Simplified
- The flames are glowing cones.
- Simplified
- The orbiter's black and white tiles are drawn simply: black below the wings, white above.
- Simplified
- The boosters are not shown parachuting into the sea.
6Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Space Shuttle (A) (NASA 3D Resources) | NASA (Michael D. Carbajal) | NASA 3D Resources, used under NASA's media guidelines |
