Space Camp/Academy Huntsville, AL 2010

1. SHUTTLE HARDWARE Space Camp/Academy Huntsville, AL 2010

2. SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM • S.T.S. – The Space Shuttle • Orbiters • Space Shuttle Main Engines • External Tank • Solid Rocket Boosters

3. Launch Systems • SRB’s • SSME’s • ET

4. S.R.B.’s • Height: • 149 feet • 45.4 meters • Diameter: • 12 feet • 3.7 meters • Weight: • 1.3 million pounds • 590,000 kilograms • Thrust: • 3.3 million pounds • 14.7 million newtons or 1.5 million kilograms SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS Shipped to and from Utah via train!

5. SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS • Propellant: • Aluminum Powder (Fuel) • Ammonium Perchlorate (Oxidizer) • Iron Oxide (Catalyst) • Polymer Binder • Double Batch • Density of a pencil eraser • 11 point star BEFORE AFTER

6. SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINES • S.S.M.E.’s • Propellants: • Fuel: Liquid Hydrogen • Oxidizer: Liquid Oxygen • Pumped from the External Tank • Thrust: • 423,000 pounds • 192,000 kilograms or 1.9 million newtons • Lifespan of 7.5 hours

7. EXTERNAL TANK • E.T. • Made from aluminum • Pressurized when full • Coated in insulating foam • NASA’s giant soda can! • Fresh from the Bayou!

8. LH2 Tank • Liquid Hydrogen • -423 F / -217 C • Intertank • Structural • LOX Tank • Liquid Oxygen • -297 F / -147 C EXTERNAL TANK Three different components:

9. Propulsion Intro !! Demo Time !!

10. Launch!

11. Launch Timeline • T - 6 seconds • T 0 • T + 10 sec • T + 1 min • T + 2 min • ~T + 8 min 40 sec

12. Launch Timeline • T - 6 seconds: SSME start • T 0: SRB ignition • T + 10 sec: Roll maneuver • T + 1 min: Max-Q • T + 2 min: SRB separation • ~T + 8 min 40 sec: MECO

13. On-Orbit • Orbiter • OMS • RCS • Fuel Cells • Payload Bay • Crew Compartment • ECLSS

14. THE ORBITER • Height: 57 feet / 17.4 meters • Length: 122 feet / 37.2 meters • Width: 78 feet / 23.8 meters • Weight: 153,000 lb / 69,400 kg

15. ORBITAL MANUEVERING SYSTEM • O.M.S. (ohm-z) • Two OMS Engines • Use Hypergolic Fuels • Fuel: Monomethyl Hydrazine • Oxidzer: Nitrogen Tetroxide

16. REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM • R.C.S. • 44 thrusters on the nose and tail of the Orbiter • Same propellants as OMS

17. RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING Demo Time

18. FUEL CELLS • Three Fuel Cells provide electricity for the orbiter • Oxygen + Hydrogen = • Electricity • Water

19. Cool Tools: PAYLOAD BAY • Length: • 60 feet • 18.3 meters • Width: • 17 feet • 5.2 meters • Depth: • 13 feet • 4 meters • Hitch a ride? • Not pressurized or temperature controlled • Uses: • EVA and Cargo

20. Cool Tools: PAYLOAD BAY • Remote Manipulator System • RMS or “Canadarm” moves payloads and assists with EVA • Orbital Inspection Boom • OIB is used with RMS to inspect heat-tiles for damage

21. Flight Deck • Middeck • Equipment Bay THE CREW COMPARTMENT The only pressurized and temperature controlled part of the Orbiter

22. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS • E.C.L.S.S. (ee-kliss) • Removes CO2 • Cools avionics and equipment Active Thermal Control System LioH (lee-oh) Canister

23. COOLING SYSTEM AND TOXIC GAS Demo Time

24. Landing

25. Review: Nominal Profile

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