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Who is the first female commander of a shuttle mission (STS-93)?
Eileen Collins
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| 2. |
Name the payload of this mission (STS-93)?
Chandra
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| 3. |
Take a "walk around the space shuttle" and find the names for these
abbreviations.
ET = External Tanks
SRB = Solid Rocket Boosters
RMS = Remote Manipulator System
OMS = Orbital Maneuvering System
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| 4. |
How many levels are there to the crew cabin? Name each one.
3 levels: flight deck, mid-deck, lower deck
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| 5. |
Look at a diagram of the space shuttle and draw the wing configuration
of the orbiter.
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| 6. |
Check out the "Aeronautics of the Space Shuttle"
to find that the space shuttle is also
called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Write its two
names below.
Orbiter Lifting
Body
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| 7. |
Look at the picture in the "Aeronautics of the Space Shuttle" section
to find out how fast the orbiter is moving upon touchdown. (Give both
mph and km/h.)
226 mph 364 km/h
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| 8. |
Review the "Space Shuttle Vocabulary" and the diagram to locate
the two landing gears. Name the two landing gears.
Main landing gear Nose
landing gear
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| 9. |
In the Mathematics Activity (Not "Carry That Weight") name
the activity that you will be doing. What part of the shuttle's mission
will this relate to? (Hint: Look at the photos.)
Glide Slope Landing
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| 10. |
In "Phases of a Space Shuttle Mission" section it tells us that
a typical shuttle mission is divided into how many phases?
Six Phases
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