Virtual Globetrotting: Space

Virtual Globetrotting: Space http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:16:02 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[HOPE-X]]>

HOPE-X
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 18:16:02
HOPE was a Japanese experimental spaceplane project designed by a partnership between NASDA and NAL (both now part of JAXA), started in the 1980s. It was positioned for most of its lifetime as one of the main Japanese contributions to the International Space Station, the other being the Japanese Experiment Module. The project was eventually cancelled in 2003, by which point test flights of a sub-scale testbed had flown successfully.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hope-x/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hope-x/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:16:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hope-x/ 35.38821200 136.86130200 <![CDATA[NASA Extra-vehicular activity Spacesuit]]>

NASA Extra-vehicular activity Spacesuit
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 18:10:45
Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside of a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere. The term most commonly applies to a spacewalk made outside a craft orbiting Earth (such as the International Space Station), but also has applied to lunar surface exploration (commonly known as moonwalks) performed by six pairs of American astronauts in the Apollo program from 1969 to 1972. On each of the last three of these missions, astronauts also performed deep-space EVAs on the return to Earth, to retrieve film canisters from the outside of the spacecraft. Astronauts also used EVA in 1973 to repair launch damage to Skylab, the United States' first space station.]]>

M-V Rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 18:04:21
The M-V rocket, also called M-5 or Mu-5, was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It was a member of the Mu family of rockets. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) began developing the M-V in 1990 at a cost of 15 billion yen. It has three stages and is 30.7 meters high, 2.5 meters in diameter, and weighs about 140 tonnes (310,000 pounds). It was capable of launching a satellite weighing 1.8 tonnes (2 short tons) into an orbit as high as 250 km (160 mi).

The first M-V rocket launched the HALCA radio astronomy satellite in 1997, and the second the Nozomi Mars explorer in July 1998. The third rocket attempted to launch the Astro-E X-ray satellite on February 10, 2000 but failed.]]>

H-II rocket with orbital recovery experiment vehicle payload

H-II rocket with orbital recovery experiment vehicle payload
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 18:02:29
The H-II (H2) rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites in the 1990s. It was the first two-stage liquid-fuelled rocket Japan made using only technologies developed domestically. It was superseded by the H-IIA rocket following reliability and cost issues.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket-with-orbital-recovery-experiment-vehicle-payload/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket-with-orbital-recovery-experiment-vehicle-payload/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:02:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket-with-orbital-recovery-experiment-vehicle-payload/ 35.38819300 136.86119200 <![CDATA[International Space Station Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)]]>

International Space Station Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)

International Space Station Japanese Experiment Module (JEM)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 17:58:26
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), also known with the nickname Kibo (きぼう Kibō, Hope), is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on space shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124. The third and final components were launched on STS-127.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-japanese-experiment-module-jem/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-japanese-experiment-module-jem/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:58:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-japanese-experiment-module-jem/ 35.38817100 136.86134600 <![CDATA[Launch of Cassini–Huygens]]>

Launch of Cassini–Huygens
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 09:51:50
Cassini–Huygens is a Flagship-class NASA-ESA-ASI robotic spacecraft sent to the Saturn system. It has studied the planet and its many natural satellites since arriving there in 2004, also observing Jupiter, the Heliosphere, and testing the theory of relativity. Launched in 1997 after nearly two decades of gestation, it includes a Saturn orbiter and an atmospheric probe/lander for the moon Titan called Huygens, which entered and landed on Titan in 2005. Cassini is the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter orbit, and its mission is ongoing as of 2013.

It launched on October 15, 1997 on a Titan IVB/Centaur and entered into orbit around Saturn on July 1, 2004, after an interplanetary voyage which included flybys of Earth, Venus, and Jupiter. On December 25, 2004, Huygens separated from the orbiter at approximately 02:00 UTC. It reached Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005, when it entered Titan's atmosphere and descended to the surface. It successfully returned data to Earth, using the orbiter as a relay. This was the first landing ever accomplished in the outer Solar System.]]>

Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-03-23 09:44:24
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER) is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It began in 2003 with the sending of the two rovers—MER-A Spirit and MER-B Opportunity—to explore the Martian surface and geology.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-exploration-rover-mer/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-exploration-rover-mer/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:44:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-exploration-rover-mer/ 35.38752100 136.86126200 <![CDATA[TWA Moonliner II]]>

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TWA Moonliner II
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By: skyeye
@ 2013-03-20 17:13:02
A replica of the TWA Moonliner II -- centerpiece of the TWA Moonliner at Disneyland's Tomorrowland from 1955-1962 -- sits atop the old TWA headquarters in Kansas City, MO, at 1795 West Baltimore Ave.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twa-moonliner-ii/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twa-moonliner-ii/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:13:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/twa-moonliner-ii/ 39.09208494 -94.58458420 <![CDATA[Buran OK-2.01]]>

Buran OK-2.01
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:20:26]]>

Buran OK-2.01
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:20:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-ok-2-01/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-ok-2-01/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:20:26 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-ok-2-01/ 55.56583700 38.14536800 <![CDATA[Buran test model OK-M]]>

Buran test model OK-M
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:14:17
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/Buran_004.html]]>

Buran test model OK-M
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:14:17
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/Buran_004.html]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-model-ok-m/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-model-ok-m/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:14:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-model-ok-m/ 45.91000000 63.31849700 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Explorer]]>

Space Shuttle Explorer
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:09:15]]>

Space Shuttle Explorer
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By: Rene73
@ 2013-03-02 09:09:15]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-explorer-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-explorer-1/ Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:09:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-explorer-1/ 29.55190000 -95.09698000 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Columbia]]>

Space Shuttle Columbia
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-02-24 21:02:29
Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space Shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet. First launched on the STS-1 mission, the first of the Space Shuttle program, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry on February 1, 2003 near the end of its 28th, STS-107, resulting in the deaths of all crew members aboard.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-columbia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-columbia/ Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:02:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-columbia/ 28.58512800 -80.64887000 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Challenger]]>

Space Shuttle Challenger
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-02-24 20:59:49
Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Columbia having been the first. The shuttle was built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division in Downey, California. Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983, and it completed nine missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission, STS-51-L on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seven crew members. It was the first of two shuttles (the other being Columbia) to be destroyed. The accident led to a two-and-a-half year grounding of the shuttle fleet, with missions resuming in 1988 with the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-26. Challenger itself was replaced by the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which first launched in May 1992 and was constructed from structural spares that had been ordered by NASA as part of the construction contracts for Discovery and Atlantis.]]>

Space Shuttle Discovery
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-02-24 20:57:55
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States, and was operational from its maiden flight, STS-41-D on August 30, 1984, until its final landing during STS-133 on March 9, 2011. Discovery has flown more than any other spacecraft having completed 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service.

In 1984, Discovery became the third operational orbiter following Columbia and Challenger, and made its final touchdown at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, 2011 at 10:57:17 CST, having spent a cumulative total of one full year (365 days) in space. Discovery has performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions. Discovery also flew the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis.]]>

Space Shuttle Atlantis
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-02-24 20:54:19
The Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) was a Space Shuttle orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was the fourth operational (and the next-to-the-last) Space Shuttle to be constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California, and it was delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center in eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis was the only orbiter which lacked the ability to draw power from the International Space Station while docked there; it had to continue to provide its own power through fuel cells.

The last mission of Atlantis was STS-135, the last flight of the Shuttle program. This final flight, authorized in October 2010, brought additional supplies to the International Space Station and took advantage of the processing performed for the Launch on Need mission, which would only have been flown in the event that Endeavour's STS-134 crew required rescue. Atlantis launched successfully for the final time on 8 July 2011 at 16:29 UTC, landing at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011 at 09:57 UTC.

By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) in space or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.

Atlantis was named after RV Atlantis, a two-masted sailing ship that operated as the primary research vessel for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 1930 to 1966.]]>

Space Shuttle Endeavour
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By: kjfitz
@ 2013-02-24 20:50:51
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour was the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, and first flew in May 1992 on mission STS-49 and its last mission STS-134 was in May 2011. The STS-134 mission was originally planned as the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with authorization of the STS-135 mission, Atlantis became the last Space Shuttle to fly.

The United States Congress authorized the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in the STS-51-L launch accident in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis, two of the previous shuttles, were used in its assembly. NASA chose to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise or accepting a Rockwell International proposal to build two shuttles for the price of one of the original shuttles, on cost grounds.
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Collasped Buran Space Schuttle Hanger
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By: DivSock
@ 2013-01-19 08:26:35
On 12 May 2002, the hangar housing Buran in Kazakhstan collapsed, a result of poor maintenance. The collapse killed eight workers and destroyed the orbiter as well as a mock-up of an Energia carrier rocket.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/collasped-buran-space-schuttle-hanger/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/collasped-buran-space-schuttle-hanger/ Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:26:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/collasped-buran-space-schuttle-hanger/ 45.92784000 63.29828000 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle America]]>

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Space Shuttle America
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-08 16:35:05
Space Shuttle America (also known as Space Shuttle America - The Next Century) was a motion simulator ride at the Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois, that opened in 1994. The ride's main feature was a full-scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter.

It closed permanently after the 2007 season and was removed in December 2009.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-america/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-america/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:35:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-america/ 42.36943481 -87.93673432 <![CDATA[Entering Space Shuttle replica Adventure]]>

Entering Space Shuttle replica Adventure

Entering Space Shuttle replica Adventure
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-08 16:30:28
The Space Shuttle Orbiter was the orbital spacecraft of the Space Shuttle program operated by NASA, the space agency of the United States. The orbiter was a reusable winged "space-plane", a mixture of rockets, spacecraft, and aircraft.

This space-plane could carry crews and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform on-orbit operations, then re-enter the atmosphere and land as a glider, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the Earth.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entering-space-shuttle-replica-adventure/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entering-space-shuttle-replica-adventure/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:30:28 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/entering-space-shuttle-replica-adventure/ 29.54929900 -95.10487800 <![CDATA[International Space Station miniature]]>

International Space Station miniature
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-08 16:20:57
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It follows the Salyut, Almaz, Skylab and Mir stations as the ninth space station to be inhabited. The ISS is a modular structure whose first component was launched in 1998. Like many artificial satellites, the station can be seen with the naked eye from Earth without any special equipment.

The ISS consists of pressurised modules, external trusses, solar arrays and other components. ISS components have been launched by American Space Shuttles as well as Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-miniature/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-miniature/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:20:57 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/international-space-station-miniature/ 29.54929900 -95.10487800 <![CDATA[Apollo Lunar Module]]>

Apollo Lunar Module
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-08 16:16:16
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM), also known as the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back.

Six such craft successfully landed on the Moon between 1969–1972.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-1/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:16:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module-1/ 29.54929900 -95.10487800 <![CDATA[Apollo 7 Command Module]]>

Apollo 7 Command Module
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By: SpiderX22
@ 2012-12-10 17:20:05]]>

Apollo 7 Command Module
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By: SpiderX22
@ 2012-12-10 17:20:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-7-command-module/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-7-command-module/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:20:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-7-command-module/ 32.84206600 -96.83524600 <![CDATA[Inside ISS capsule]]>

Inside ISS capsule
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-02 16:52:54
The shower unit]]>

Inside ISS capsule
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-02 16:52:54
The shower unit]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-iss-capsule/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-iss-capsule/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:52:54 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-iss-capsule/ 52.65352400 -1.13253900 <![CDATA[Soyuz spacecraft]]>

Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-02 16:39:43]]>

Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-02 16:39:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft-1/ Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:39:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft-1/ 52.65373600 -1.13211000 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Enterprise on board USS Intrepid]]>

Space Shuttle Enterprise on board USS Intrepid

Space Shuttle Enterprise on board USS Intrepid
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-01 13:34:20
To see view shown in Google thumbnail you have to go to Google Earth Timeslider (11/3/2012) to see it.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-enterprise-on-board-uss-intrepid/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-enterprise-on-board-uss-intrepid/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:34:20 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-enterprise-on-board-uss-intrepid/ 40.76521800 -74.00201100 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle 'Explorer']]>

Space Shuttle 'Explorer'
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By: WacoKidd110
@ 2012-08-09 06:20:16
Seen here at the turning basin dock, waiting to be shipped to Houston. The space shuttle Atlantis, NASA's second-oldest orbiter, is replacing the Explorer replica at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex much like Discovery replaced Enterprise at the Smithsonian.

Space Shuttle Explorer (honorary Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-100) is a full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle. It was built in Apopka, Florida by Guard-Lee and installed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993. It was built using schematics, blueprints and archival documents provided by NASA and by shuttle contractors such as Rockwell International. While many of the features on the replica are simulated, some of the model's core parts, including the Michelin tires used on the landing gear, are authentic to the Space Shuttle Program.[1] The model's length is 122.7 feet, its height is 54 feet, and its wingspan is 78 feet.

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Apollo 14 Command Module
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-02 00:38:51
Command Module Kitty Hawk on display at the Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center.]]>

Apollo 14 Command Module
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-02 00:38:51
Command Module Kitty Hawk on display at the Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-14-command-module/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-14-command-module/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:38:51 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-14-command-module/ 28.60534800 -80.66976600 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Atlantis]]>

Space Shuttle Atlantis
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-02 00:31:57
The Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was the fourth operational (and the next-to-the-last) Space Shuttle to be constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California, and it was delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center in eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis was the only orbiter which lacked the ability to draw power from the International Space Station while docked there; it had to continue to provide its own power through fuel cells.]]>

Space Shuttle Endeavour
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-08-02 00:28:42
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour was the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, constructed as a replacement for Challenger. Endeavour first flew in May 1992 on mission STS-49 and its last mission STS-134 was in May 2011.[2][3] The STS-134 mission was originally planned as the final mission of the Space Shuttle program,[4] but with authorization of the STS-135 mission, Atlantis became the last Space Shuttle to fly.]]>

Rear end of the Buran Space Shuttle
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By: Dania
@ 2012-02-22 00:20:50]]>

Rear end of the Buran Space Shuttle
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By: Dania
@ 2012-02-22 00:20:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rear-end-of-the-buran-space-shuttle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rear-end-of-the-buran-space-shuttle/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:20:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rear-end-of-the-buran-space-shuttle/ 55.72850600 37.59700000 <![CDATA[Buran test shuttle OK-TVA]]>

Buran test shuttle OK-TVA
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By: Dania
@ 2012-02-22 00:16:36]]>

Buran test shuttle OK-TVA
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By: Dania
@ 2012-02-22 00:16:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-shuttle-ok-tva/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-shuttle-ok-tva/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:16:36 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/buran-test-shuttle-ok-tva/ 55.72885600 37.59742000 <![CDATA[1st Stage of Saturn Rocket]]>

1st Stage of Saturn Rocket
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By: kuressaare
@ 2011-12-17 03:40:42
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1st Stage of Saturn Rocket
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By: kuressaare
@ 2011-12-17 03:40:42
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/1st-stage-of-saturn-rocket/]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/1st-stage-of-saturn-rocket-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/1st-stage-of-saturn-rocket-1/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:40:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/1st-stage-of-saturn-rocket-1/ 30.02419600 -89.92048000 <![CDATA[Tintin's Rocket]]>

Tintin's Rocket
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By: mlc1us
@ 2011-11-28 13:17:20
The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist Georges Rémi (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 80 languages and more than 350 million copies of the books sold to date.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket-1/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:17:20 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket-1/ 44.90265500 5.00861700 <![CDATA[Tintin's Rocket]]>

Tintin's Rocket
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By: mlc1us
@ 2011-11-28 10:54:13
The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist Georges Rémi (1907–1983), who wrote under the pen name of Hergé. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 80 languages and more than 350 million copies of the books sold to date.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:54:13 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tintins-rocket/ 50.67589300 5.92345800 <![CDATA[SpaceshipOne]]>

SpaceshipOne
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 14:02:40
SpaceShipOne was a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Its mothership was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:02:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceshipone/ 51.20064700 2.85564700 <![CDATA[Saturn V rocket (model)]]>

Saturn V rocket (model)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 13:54:23
The Saturn V (pronounced "Saturn Five") was an American human-rated expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973. A multistage liquid-fueled launch vehicle, NASA launched 13 Saturn Vs from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida with no loss of crew or payload. It remains the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status and still holds the record for the heaviest launch vehicle payload.

The largest production model of the Saturn family of rockets, the Saturn V was designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company, and IBM as the lead contractors. Von Braun's design was based in part on his work on the Aggregate series of rockets, especially the A-10, A-11, and A-12, in Germany during World War II.

To date, the Saturn V is the only launch vehicle to transport human beings beyond Low Earth Orbit. A total of 24 men were flown out to the Moon in the four years spanning December 1968 through December 1972.]]>

Ariane 4 rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 13:52:52
Ariane 4 was an expendable launch system, designed by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and manufactured and marketed by its subsidiary Arianespace. Ariane 4 was justly known as the ‘workhorse’ of the Ariane family. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the last, on 15 February 2003, it made 113 successful launches. It was known to be an extremely versatile launcher.

The Ariane 4 proved ideal for launching communications and Earth observation satellites as well as those for scientific research. During its working life, Ariane 4 captured 50% of the market in launching commercial satellites, demonstrating Europe's ability to compete in the commercial launch sector.]]>

Arianne 1 rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 13:50:07
Ariane 1 is the first version of the Ariane launcher family. Ariane 1 was designed primarily to put two telecommunications satellites at a time into orbit, thus reducing costs. As the size of the satellites grew Ariane 1 gave way to the more powerful Ariane 2 and Ariane 3 launchers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-1-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-1-rocket/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:50:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-1-rocket/ 50.00806800 5.21801100 <![CDATA[Orbital Sciences X-34]]>

Orbital Sciences X-34
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-24 13:10:08
The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended as a low-cost testbed to demonstrate "key technologies" integratable to the Reusable Launch Vehicle program.

It was intended to be an autonomous pilotless craft powered by a 'Fastrac' liquid rocket engine capable of reaching Mach 8, and performing 25 test flights per year. The unpowered prototype had only been used for towing and captive flight tests when the project was canceled in 2001 for cost concerns. Orbital and Rockwell withdrew less than a year after the contract was signed, because they decided the project could not be done for the promised amount. (A major disagreement between Rockwell and NASA over engine choice likely contributed to the decision.)

The X-34 was reborn as a program for a suborbital reusable-rocket technology demonstrator. But when the first flight vehicle was near completion, the program died after NASA demanded sizable design changes without providing any new funding, and the contractor, Orbital Sciences, refused.

The two demonstrators remained in storage at Edwards Air Force Base until November 16, 2010, when both X-34s were moved with their vertical tails removed from Dryden to a hangar owned by the National Test Pilot school in Mojave, California. They are to be inspected, and NASA is investigating the possibility of restoring them to flight status.]]>

Crashed flying saucer
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-15 07:25:49]]>

Crashed flying saucer
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-11-15 07:25:49]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crashed-flying-saucer-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crashed-flying-saucer-1/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:25:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/crashed-flying-saucer-1/ 33.87366200 130.81256900 <![CDATA[Saturn IB and other rockets at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex]]>

Saturn IB and other rockets at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
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@ 2011-10-13 21:16:04]]>

Saturn IB and other rockets at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-10-13 21:16:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-ib-and-other-rockets-at-kennedy-space-center-visitor-complex/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-ib-and-other-rockets-at-kennedy-space-center-visitor-complex/ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:16:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-ib-and-other-rockets-at-kennedy-space-center-visitor-complex/ 28.52614400 -80.68397800 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle at Launch Complex 39-A]]>

Space Shuttle at Launch Complex 39-A
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By: kuressaare
@ 2011-10-07 00:50:37
This is launch pad 39-A, part of Launch Complex 39 where the Apollo and shuttle missions launched. You can clearly see in this image that they are preparing shuttle Discovery for a launch. The angle is bad to see the shuttle itself, but the boosters and external fuel tank are clearly visible. There is a sign on the road near the pad that reads 'Go Discovery' which shows that it's Discovery on the pad. This would mean this would be STS-131 if these pictures were taken in 2010. If they were taken in 2009 the mission would be either STS-119 or STS-128.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-at-launch-complex-39-a/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-at-launch-complex-39-a/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:50:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-at-launch-complex-39-a/ 28.61148900 -80.59913700 <![CDATA[Two Buran Energia launch vehicles]]>

Two Buran Energia launch vehicles
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By: Dania
@ 2011-05-18 12:18:35]]>

Two Buran Energia launch vehicles
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By: Dania
@ 2011-05-18 12:18:35]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-buran-energia-launch-vehicles/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-buran-energia-launch-vehicles/ Wed, 18 May 2011 12:18:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/two-buran-energia-launch-vehicles/ 45.92970700 63.30005200 <![CDATA[Mercury-Atlas, Redstone and Jupiter rockets]]>

Mercury-Atlas, Redstone and Jupiter rockets
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@ 2011-05-04 21:14:04]]>

Mercury-Atlas, Redstone and Jupiter rockets
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@ 2011-05-04 21:14:04]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mercury-atlas-redstone-and-jupiter-rockets/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mercury-atlas-redstone-and-jupiter-rockets/ Wed, 04 May 2011 21:14:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mercury-atlas-redstone-and-jupiter-rockets/ 18.41104500 -66.16007000 <![CDATA[Saturn V stage and Gemini rocket]]>

Saturn V stage and Gemini rocket
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@ 2011-05-04 21:11:03]]>

Saturn V stage and Gemini rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-05-04 21:11:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-stage-and-gemini-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-stage-and-gemini-rocket/ Wed, 04 May 2011 21:11:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-v-stage-and-gemini-rocket/ 18.41071100 -66.16008900 <![CDATA[Falcon 9 - COTS Demo Flight 1]]>

Falcon 9 - COTS Demo Flight 1
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By: Rene73
@ 2011-04-21 13:31:59
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9]]>

Falcon 9 - COTS Demo Flight 1
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By: Rene73
@ 2011-04-21 13:31:59
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falcon-9-cots-demo-flight-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falcon-9-cots-demo-flight-1/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:31:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/falcon-9-cots-demo-flight-1/ 28.56195500 -80.57717800 <![CDATA[Sputnik IV Crash Site]]>

Sputnik IV Crash Site
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2011-04-21 13:08:22
Sputnik IV stayed in its useless orbit until September 5, 1962, when it fell screaming from the sky over Wisconsin. All 7 tons, including the dummy cosmonaut, burned up in the atmosphere -- except one 20-pound hunk of metal. That piece crashed into the street outside of the Rahr-West Art Museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-iv-crash-site/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-iv-crash-site/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:08:22 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sputnik-iv-crash-site/ 44.09893100 -87.65769400 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)]]>

Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
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By: Rene73
@ 2011-01-23 02:38:41
New Google Earth Imagery - 23.01.2011]]>

Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
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By: Rene73
@ 2011-01-23 02:38:41
New Google Earth Imagery - 23.01.2011]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103/ Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:38:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-discovery-ov-103/ 28.60830900 -80.60399900 <![CDATA[Apollo Boilerplate Training Command Module]]>

Apollo Boilerplate Training Command Module

Apollo Boilerplate Training Command Module
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By: Parabellum
@ 2010-12-08 05:16:27
The Apollo command module boilerplate is made of boilerplate steel. It was designed to simulate the external physical characteristics and weight of an Apollo command module. Internal features are not representative of an actual command module. Weighing about 9,000 lbs, the boilerplate was used by Navy recovery personnel to train for flotation collar installation and shipboard retrieval procedures.

Starting bid: US $1,000,000.00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-training-command-module/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-training-command-module/ Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:16:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-boilerplate-training-command-module/ 41.36383600 -79.86546200 <![CDATA[Spaceship One]]>

Spaceship One
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-15 18:51:12
SpaceShipOne is a rocket-powered aircraft that completed the first privately funded human spaceflight on June 21, 2004.]]>

Spaceship One
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-03-15 18:51:12
SpaceShipOne is a rocket-powered aircraft that completed the first privately funded human spaceflight on June 21, 2004.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceship-one-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceship-one-1/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:51:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spaceship-one-1/ 35.07058400 -118.17959500 <![CDATA[Sounding rockets]]>

Sounding rockets
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-27 07:48:18
A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, it refers to to sound, which means to throw a weighted line off of a ship to gauge the water's depth. It is intended here as taking a measurement.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rockets/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rockets/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:48:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sounding-rockets/ 37.93795100 -75.45666600 <![CDATA[Little Joe rocket]]>

Little Joe rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-26 15:49:59
Little Joe was a booster rocket used in the United States space flight program, as well as the name of a subprogram within Project Mercury comprising test flights using that booster.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:49:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/little-joe-rocket/ 32.92153800 -105.92124400 <![CDATA[LGM-25C Titan II Missile]]>

LGM-25C Titan II Missile
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-24 16:33:26
The Titan II was an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and space launcher developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Titan II was originally used as an ICBM. It was later used as a medium-lift space launch vehicle to carry payloads for the Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These payloads include the USAF Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and the NOAA weather satellites. The modified Titan II SLVs (Space Launch Vehicles) were launched from Vandenberg AFB, California up until 2003.]]>

Redstone Rocket on static display
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-01-16 10:37:37]]>

Redstone Rocket on static display
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By: mlc1us
@ 2010-01-16 10:37:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-on-static-display-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-on-static-display-1/ Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:37:37 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-on-static-display-1/ 43.92531500 -71.89083900 <![CDATA[Flying saucer and a rocket]]>

Flying saucer and a rocket
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-01-13 21:53:19
The flying saucer was built using old satellite dishes.]]>

Flying saucer and a rocket
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By: milwhcky
@ 2010-01-13 21:53:19
The flying saucer was built using old satellite dishes.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-and-a-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-and-a-rocket/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:53:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-and-a-rocket/ 44.57957900 -91.24634200 <![CDATA[Apollo command module converted into a time capsule]]>

Apollo command module converted into a time capsule

Apollo command module converted into a time capsule
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-13 13:03:27
Command module BP-1227 was lost at sea early in 1970 as it was being used to train UK-based naval units in spacecraft recovery. Well, not exactly “lost”… a Soviet fishing trawler (or what looked to be one) lurking in the area first snagged the capsule from under American noses, then spirited it away to the communist motherland for a detailed KGB analysis. Later that year and in a climate of detente, the American Coast Guard icebreaker Southwind made an official courtesy call at the arctic port of Murmansk. To the rather large surprise of the ship’s crewman, the Red Navy dropped off a rather large surprise package: BP-1227!]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-module-converted-into-a-time-capsule/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-module-converted-into-a-time-capsule/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:03:27 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-command-module-converted-into-a-time-capsule/ 42.96625600 -85.67712400 <![CDATA[NASA CV990 - Space Shuttle tire test vehicle]]>

NASA CV990 - Space Shuttle tire test vehicle

NASA CV990 - Space Shuttle tire test vehicle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-05 15:49:50
From 1993 to 1995, in conjunction with other NASA centers, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, used a Convair CV-990 airplane as a Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) to perform Space Shuttle tire tests. The results provided the Space Shuttle Program with data to support its flight rules and enabled it to resurface a grooved runway at Kennedy Space Center that added unnecessary wear to the Space Shuttle tires.

Tests were done using a unique fixture mounted in the center of the CV-990 fuselage, between the main landing gear. Landing gear systems from other aircraft could be attached to the test fixture, which lowered them to the runway surface during actual landings. The LSRA had the ability to reproduce the loads and speeds of the other aircraft, as well as simulate crosswind landing conditions in a safe, controlled environment.]]>

NASA Vertical Integration Building
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-02 13:57:59
The Vertical Integration Building was a building at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, located at the far south end of the industrial area supporting SLC-40 and SLC-41. The building was used to support Titan III and Titan IV launches. These expendable launch systems were operated by the United States Air Force, both at CCAFS and at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California from 1965 to 2005. Several Titan rockets could be vertically integrated at the same time inside the Vertical Integration Building. In that respect it was a precursor to the Vehicle Assembly Building used for the Saturn V and Space Shuttle.

The Vertical Integration Building was dismantled in 2006.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasa-vertical-integration-building/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasa-vertical-integration-building/ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:57:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nasa-vertical-integration-building/ 28.53046500 -80.59419300 <![CDATA[Launch Complex 31 (Shuttle Discovery debris storage)]]>

Launch Complex 31 (Shuttle Discovery debris storage)

Launch Complex 31 (Shuttle Discovery debris storage)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2010-01-01 23:00:11
All debris from the Shuttle Challnger disaster is currently maintained in a sealed former underground missile silo at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 31.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/launch-complex-31-shuttle-discovery-debris-storage/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/launch-complex-31-shuttle-discovery-debris-storage/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:00:11 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/launch-complex-31-shuttle-discovery-debris-storage/ 28.45128700 -80.55537200 <![CDATA[Both NASA shuttle carrier aircraft]]>

Both NASA shuttle carrier aircraft
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-15 09:47:24
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA uses to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One is a 747-100 model, while the other is a short range 747-100SR.

The SCAs are used to ferry space shuttles from landing sites back to the launch complex at the Kennedy Space Center, or more specifically, the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, and to and from other locations too distant for the orbiters to be delivered by ground transport. The orbiters are placed on top of the SCAs by Mate-Demate Devices, large gantry-like structures which hoist the orbiters off the ground for post-flight servicing, and then mate them with the SCAs for ferry flights.]]>

Ariane 5
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-12-10 08:59:48
Ariane 5 is a European expendable launch system designed to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit or low Earth orbit. It is manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), with EADS Astrium Space Transportation (Astrium) as prime contractor, leading a consortium of sub-contractors. The rocket is operated and marketed by Arianespace as part of the Ariane programme. Astrium builds the rockets in Europe and Arianespace launches them from the Guiana Space Centre.]]>

H-II rocket
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 00:58:20]]>

H-II rocket
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 00:58:20]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:58:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/h-ii-rocket/ 30.37625900 130.95844500 <![CDATA[N-I rocket]]>

N-I rocket
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 00:50:37]]>

N-I rocket
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By: kaiken
@ 2009-10-08 00:50:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/n-i-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/n-i-rocket/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:50:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/n-i-rocket/ 30.37517600 130.95770000 <![CDATA[Convair SM-65 Atlas Rocket]]>

Convair SM-65 Atlas Rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-10-07 10:31:07
Atlas is a family of U.S. space launch vehicles. The original Atlas missile was designed in the late 1950s.

The SM-65 Atlas was a missile built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics. Originally designed as an ICBM in the late 1950s, Atlas was the foundation for a family of successful space launch vehicles now built by United Launch Alliance. The Atlas rocket family is today used as a launch platform for commercial and military satellites, and other space vehicles.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/convair-sm-65-atlas-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/convair-sm-65-atlas-rocket/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:31:07 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/convair-sm-65-atlas-rocket/ 45.40235600 -75.62103600 <![CDATA[Flying saucer next to a barn]]>

Flying saucer next to a barn
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By: milwhcky
@ 2009-06-03 10:42:43
After a UFO sighting in 1987, this small town holds a celebration every October which features a parade of flying saucers.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-next-to-a-barn/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-next-to-a-barn/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:42:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/flying-saucer-next-to-a-barn/ 42.88239500 -89.48125900 <![CDATA[Apollo 1 Command Module Boilerplate]]>

Apollo 1 Command Module Boilerplate
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By: Rene73
@ 2009-04-22 02:36:28]]>

Apollo 1 Command Module Boilerplate
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By: Rene73
@ 2009-04-22 02:36:28]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-1-command-module-boilerplate/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-1-command-module-boilerplate/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:36:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-1-command-module-boilerplate/ 29.56990100 -95.06701100 <![CDATA[JAXA HOPE-X spaceplane sub-scale testbed]]>

JAXA HOPE-X spaceplane sub-scale testbed

JAXA HOPE-X spaceplane sub-scale testbed
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-16 09:15:38
HOPE was a Japanese experimental spaceplane project designed by a partnership between NASDA and NAL (both now part of JAXA), started in the 1980s. It was positioned for most of its lifetime as one of the main Japanese contributions to the International Space Station, the other being the Japanese Experiment Module. The project was eventually cancelled in 2003, by which point test flights of a sub-scale testbed had flown successfully.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jaxa-hope-x-spaceplane-sub-scale-testbed/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jaxa-hope-x-spaceplane-sub-scale-testbed/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:15:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jaxa-hope-x-spaceplane-sub-scale-testbed/ 35.67885800 139.55716800 <![CDATA[Silent Supersonic Technology Demonstrator (S-Cube) a.k.a NEXST]]>

Silent Supersonic Technology Demonstrator (S-Cube) a.k.a NEXST

Silent Supersonic Technology Demonstrator (S-Cube) a.k.a NEXST
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-04-16 09:14:01
At JAXA wind tunnel.

The NEXST is a supersonic jet being created by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It will be designed to have a range of 12000km, carry 300 passengers, and have 75% less harmful emissions. On July 13, 2002, a .1 scale model was launched for the purpose of determining how well the supersonic boom sound is a halved at extreme speeds. The launch failed miserably though with the supporting rocket detaching immediately and crashing to ground leaving the prototype also destroyed. On October 10, 2005,the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched another prototype and were able to acquire telemetry data.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/silent-supersonic-technology-demonstrator-s-cube-a-k-a-nexst/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/silent-supersonic-technology-demonstrator-s-cube-a-k-a-nexst/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:14:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/silent-supersonic-technology-demonstrator-s-cube-a-k-a-nexst/ 35.67729600 139.55889000 <![CDATA[Titan I missile on 'Confederate Air Force Pad No. 1']]>

Titan I missile on 'Confederate Air Force Pad No. 1'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 18:41:43]]>

Titan I missile on 'Confederate Air Force Pad No. 1'
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 18:41:43]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/titan-i-missile-on-confederate-air-force-pad-no-1-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/titan-i-missile-on-confederate-air-force-pad-no-1-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:41:43 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/titan-i-missile-on-confederate-air-force-pad-no-1-1/ 31.96025300 -83.75302900 <![CDATA[Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center]]>

Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center
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@ 2008-12-09 17:52:18]]>

Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center
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@ 2008-12-09 17:52:18]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:52:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center-1/ 34.95503000 -86.89197800 <![CDATA[Redstone Rocket]]>

Redstone Rocket
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@ 2008-12-09 17:47:19]]>

Redstone Rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 17:47:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:47:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/redstone-rocket-1/ 35.09834500 -106.66775100 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle Mock-up at NASA Ames]]>

Space Shuttle Mock-up at NASA Ames
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@ 2008-12-09 17:39:47]]>

Space Shuttle Mock-up at NASA Ames
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 17:39:47]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-mock-up-at-nasa-ames-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-mock-up-at-nasa-ames-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:39:47 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle-mock-up-at-nasa-ames-1/ 37.41494700 -122.06426100 <![CDATA[Apollo 19 Lunar Module #14]]>

Apollo 19 Lunar Module #14
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@ 2008-12-09 17:35:58]]>

Apollo 19 Lunar Module #14
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@ 2008-12-09 17:35:58]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-19-lunar-module-14/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-19-lunar-module-14/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:35:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-19-lunar-module-14/ 39.95756300 -75.17354100 <![CDATA[Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)]]>

Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)

Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-12-09 16:35:28
A full size, 63 ft (19 m) tall, Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV) was built under contract by Scaled Composites for use in hover test flights. The $2.8 million ATV was not intended as an all-up test article, since it had no rocket engine and no heat shielding. The ATV was rolled out of its Mojave hangar on March 1, 1999, bearing an FAA registry of N990RR.

The rotor head was salvaged from a crashed Sikorsky S-58, at a price of $50,000 — as opposed to as much as $1 million for a new head. Each rotor was powered by a 350-lbf (1,560 N) hydrogen peroxide jet, as intended for the orbital vehicle. The rotor assemblage was tested in a rock quarry before installation on the ATV.

The ATV flew three successful test flights in 1999. The pilot for these three flights was Marti Sarigul-Klijn and the copilot was Brian Binnie (who later gained fame as pilot of Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne on its second X-Prize flight).

The ATV made its first flight on July 28. This flight consisted of three vertical hops totaling 4 min 40 sec in duration and reaching a maximum altitude of 8 ft (2.4 m). The pilots found the flying extremely challenging for a number of reasons. Visibility in the cockpit was so restricted that the pilots nicknamed it the "bat cave". The view of the ground was entirely obstructed, so the pilots had to rely on a sonar altimeter to judge ground proximity. The entire craft had a low rotational inertia, and torque from the spinning rotor blades made the body spin, unless counteracted by yaw thrust in the opposite direction.

The second flight, on September 16, was a continuous hover flight lasting 2 min 30 sec, reaching a maximum altitude of 20 ft (6.1 m). The sustained flight was made possible by the installation of more powerful rotor tip thrusters and an autothrottle.

The third and last flight was made on October 12. The ATV flew down the flightline at Mojave Airport, covering 4,300 ft (1,310 m) in its flight and rising to a maximum altitude of 75 ft (23 m). The speed was as high as 53 mph (85 km/h). This test revealed some instability in translational flight.

A fourth test was planned to simulate a full autorotative descent. The ATV would climb to an altitude 10,000 ft (3,050 m) under its own power, before throttling back and returning for a soft landing. At this point, given that further funding was then unlikely, safety considerations prevented the test being attempted.]]>

Arianne Rocket Replica
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-10-27 16:57:54]]>

Arianne Rocket Replica
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-10-27 16:57:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-rocket-replica-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-rocket-replica-1/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:57:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/arianne-rocket-replica-1/ 37.40287000 -6.00397400 <![CDATA[Space Shuttle solid booster]]>

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Space Shuttle solid booster
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-08-16 19:35:31
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. During launch they provide 83% of its liftoff thrust. Each SRB produces 1.8 times more liftoff thrust than one F-1 engine – the most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown – 5 of which powered the Saturn V "moon rocket's" first stage. The SRBs are the largest solid-fuel rocket motors ever flown, and the first to be used for primary propulsion on human spaceflight missions. The spent SRBs are recovered from the ocean, refurbished, reloaded with propellant, and reused for several missions.]]>

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Space Shuttle
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-07-21 15:08:13
At the US Space and Rocket Center]]>

Space Shuttle
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@ 2008-07-21 15:08:13
At the US Space and Rocket Center]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:08:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-shuttle/ 34.71243100 -86.65331100 <![CDATA[Saturn 1B rocket]]>

Saturn 1B rocket
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@ 2008-06-10 16:25:21]]>

Saturn 1B rocket
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@ 2008-06-10 16:25:21]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-rocket/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-rocket/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:25:21 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-rocket/ 34.71218500 -86.65506900 <![CDATA[Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo]]>

Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo
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@ 2008-06-02 07:14:13]]>

Chinese Launch Complex at Pao-lu-wu-lo
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By: boothy443
@ 2008-06-02 07:14:13]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-launch-complex-at-pao-lu-wu-lo/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-launch-complex-at-pao-lu-wu-lo/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:14:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chinese-launch-complex-at-pao-lu-wu-lo/ 41.30878500 100.31653800 <![CDATA[Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle]]>

Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle

Japanese H-II rocket ground test vehicle
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@ 2008-05-24 15:36:16
The H-II (H2) rocket was a Japanese satellite launch system, which flew seven times between 1994 and 1999, with five successes. It was developed by NASDA in order to give Japan a capability to launch larger satellites of the 1990s. It was the first rocket Japan made using only technologies developed domestically. It was superseded by the H-IIA following reliability and cost issues.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-h-ii-rocket-ground-test-vehicle/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-h-ii-rocket-ground-test-vehicle/ Sat, 24 May 2008 15:36:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/japanese-h-ii-rocket-ground-test-vehicle/ 30.37580000 130.95938600 <![CDATA[Soyuz spacecraft]]>

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Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:17]]>

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Soyuz spacecraft
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:17]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:17 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soyuz-spacecraft/ 43.58654957 1.49333951 <![CDATA[Space Station Mir]]>

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Space Station Mir
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:08]]>

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Space Station Mir
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:08]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-mir/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-mir/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/space-station-mir/ 43.58573154 1.49394790 <![CDATA[Ariane 5]]>

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Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:00]]>

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Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 11:01:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ariane-5/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ariane-5/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:00 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ariane-5/ 43.58565450 1.49320667 <![CDATA[Segment of the Ariane 5]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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@ 2008-05-06 10:54:48]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5-1/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:54:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5-1/ 49.00310731 1.93179131 <![CDATA[Segment of the Ariane 5]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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@ 2008-05-06 10:54:46]]>

Segment of the Ariane 5
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-05-06 10:54:46]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:54:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/segment-of-the-ariane-5/ 49.00211490 1.93210244 <![CDATA[Soviet Space Shuttle 2.01 "Baikal"]]>

Soviet Space Shuttle 2.01 "Baikal"
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By: Rene73
@ 2008-04-22 11:12:01
Shuttle 2.01 was the third space shuttle vehicle of the Soviet Buran program, serial number 11F35 K3. It is often suggested that 2.01 was to be named "Baikal", named after Lake Baikal.

Image: http://www.buran.fr/bourane-buran/img/buran2.01-1.jpg

Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_2.01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soviet-space-shuttle-2-01-baikal/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soviet-space-shuttle-2-01-baikal/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:12:01 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/soviet-space-shuttle-2-01-baikal/ 55.84144300 37.46650100 <![CDATA[Racks for Space Shuttle external tanks]]>

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Racks for Space Shuttle external tanks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-04-16 16:29:13
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (3.4-km²) site owned by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and located in Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is used for the construction of the Space Shuttle's External Tanks by its lead contractor Lockheed Martin. It is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world with 43 acres (174,000 m²) under one roof and it employs approximately 2000 people.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/racks-for-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/racks-for-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:29:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/racks-for-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ 30.02145200 -89.91464300 <![CDATA[Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks]]>

Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks

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Jigs for assembly of Space Shuttle external tanks
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-04-16 16:27:12
The Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (3.4-km²) site owned by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and located in Eastern New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is used for the construction of the Space Shuttle's External Tanks by its lead contractor Lockheed Martin. It is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world with 43 acres (174,000 m²) under one roof and it employs approximately 2000 people.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jigs-for-assembly-of-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jigs-for-assembly-of-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:27:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jigs-for-assembly-of-space-shuttle-external-tanks/ 30.02182300 -89.91420900 <![CDATA[Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform]]>

Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform

Orbital 'Stargazer' Pegasus rocket launch platform
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 22:06:19
Picture

"Stargazer" is a Lockheed L-1011 commercial transport aircraft modified to carry the air-launched Pegasus rocket . Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge, England performed the modifications, removing unnecessary equipment such as passenger seats, reinforcing the internal wing structure and adding Pegasus support equipment. When not in use for Pegasus operations, Stargazer is available for aerospace research and development applications.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orbital-stargazer-pegasus-rocket-launch-platform-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orbital-stargazer-pegasus-rocket-launch-platform-1/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:06:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orbital-stargazer-pegasus-rocket-launch-platform-1/ 35.05432300 -118.15069800 <![CDATA[Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)]]>

Rotary Rocket Roton Atmospheric Test Vehicle (ATV)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-12 22:01:05
Rotary Rocket, Inc, was a rocketry company headquartered in a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m²) facility at Mojave Airport that developed the Roton concept in the late 1990s as a fully reusable Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) manned spacecraft. Roton was intended to reduce costs of launching payloads into low earth orbit by a factor of ten. Gary Hudson championed the design and formed the company. A full-scale test vehicle made three hover flights in 1999, but the company ran out of funds and closed its doors in early 2001.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rotary-rocket-roton-atmospheric-test-vehicle-atv/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rotary-rocket-roton-atmospheric-test-vehicle-atv/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:01:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rotary-rocket-roton-atmospheric-test-vehicle-atv/ 35.05662800 -118.15374800 <![CDATA[Saturn 1B section at the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility]]>

Saturn 1B section at the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility

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Saturn 1B section at the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-02-07 12:46:30
This facility started life as the Saturn 1B test stand.

Built in 1957 by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and transferred to NASA, this facility became the primary center responsible for the development of large vehicles and rocket propulsion systems. During the 1960s, under the direction of Dr. Werner von Braun, the Saturn Family of launch vehicles was developed here. Through its continual use and modification to meet the demands of new programs, this facility illustrates the primary mission assigned to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and the Marshall Space Flight Center--the development of large launch vehicles and propulsion systems needed to support the American Space Program.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-section-at-the-propulsion-and-structural-test-facility/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-section-at-the-propulsion-and-structural-test-facility/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:46:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-section-at-the-propulsion-and-structural-test-facility/ 34.62611800 -86.65725000 <![CDATA[Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center]]>

Saturn 1B at Alabama I-65 welcome center
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:42:05
AS-211 Unused. First stage on display with the S-IVB Battleship Test Stage stacked in a launch ready condition at the Alabama Welcome Center on I-65 in Ardmore, AL]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:42:05 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/saturn-1b-at-alabama-i-65-welcome-center/ 34.95450900 -86.89182900 <![CDATA[F-1 riocket engine]]>

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F-1 riocket engine
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:15:33
The F-1 is a powerful rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne and used in the Saturn V. Five F-1 engines were used in the first stage of each Saturn V.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/f-1-riocket-engine/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/f-1-riocket-engine/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:15:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/f-1-riocket-engine/ 34.71000700 -86.65413500 <![CDATA[Mars Mobile Laboratory]]>

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Mars Mobile Laboratory
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@ 2008-01-27 20:13:42]]>

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Mars Mobile Laboratory
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:13:42]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-mobile-laboratory/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-mobile-laboratory/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:13:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mars-mobile-laboratory/ 34.71014600 -86.65412300 <![CDATA[Rockets on static display]]>

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Rockets on static display
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 20:09:48
Starting in the back and going counter clockwise:

Saturn 1B
V1 Buzz bomb
Jupiter
Mercury Redstone
Atlas
Jupiter C
Redstone
Juno II]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockets-on-static-display-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockets-on-static-display-1/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:09:48 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockets-on-static-display-1/ 34.71039300 -86.65419400 <![CDATA[Full scale Skylab mock-up]]>

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Full scale Skylab mock-up
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:54:24
Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit, and the second space station ever visited by a human crew. The 75 metric ton station was in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979, and it was visited by crews three times in 1973 and 1974. It included a laboratory for studying the effects of microgravity and a solar observatory.

Two flight-quality Skylabs were built. The first was de-orbited and crashed in Western Australia in 1979; the second, a backup, is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. A full scale training mockup once used for astronaut training is located at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center visitor's center in Houston, Texas. Another full scale training mockup is now kept at Huntsville, Alabama, made from spare parts. It is currently being restored.]]>

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Apollo Lunar Module
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:49:50
The Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program to achieve the transit from moon orbit to the surface and back. The module was also known as the LM from the manufacturer designation (yet pronounced "LEM" from NASA's early name for it, Lunar Excursion Module).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:49:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/apollo-lunar-module/ 34.71039500 -86.65532200 <![CDATA[Rockwell X-30 Prototype]]>

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Rockwell X-30 Prototype
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-27 19:45:44
The X-30 National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) was an attempt by the United States to create a viable single stage to orbit (SSTO) spacecraft. The project was cancelled prior to the first craft being built.

A large, detailed scale mock up of the X-30 was built by engineering students at Mississippi State University's Raspet Flight Research Lab in Starkville, Mississippi. The mock up is currently on display at the U.S. Space Camp program facility in Huntsville, Alabama.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockwell-x-30-prototype/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockwell-x-30-prototype/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:45:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rockwell-x-30-prototype/ 34.70936100 -86.64201900 <![CDATA[Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket]]>

Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket

Delta IV Common Booster Core (CBC) rocket
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-01-16 16:57:05
The Delta IV is a family of Delta rockets designed by Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's facility in Decatur, Alabama with final assembly at the launch site by United Launch Alliance. The rockets were designed for the United States Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and commercial satellite business, and are intended to reduce the cost and effort needed to launch payloads into orbit.

The first stage of a Delta IV consists of one, or in the Heavy variety three, Common Booster Cores (CBC) powered by a Rocketdyne RS-68 engine. Unlike most first-stage rocket engines, which use solid fuel or kerosene, the RS-68 engines burn liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

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SPACE DEBRIS : SALYUT 7
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By: hanswoerzt
@ 2007-12-15 13:05:47
The Salyut 7/Cosmos 1686 space station fell back to Earth February 7, 1991. Many fragments came down in Argentina. One of the larger bits fell in a field at El Chañar, in the north of Entre Ríos province. It's the leftover of the interface through which 21 cosmonauts crawled onboard, among them the first woman spacewalker - Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya.
This large piece can be seen in Google Earth, lying near the amateur astronomical observatory of Oro Verde.
Their website shows a closeup image : http://www.astroentrerios.com.ar/]]>