Many of the upgrades that were added to the previous Space Shuttles were built right into Endeavour due to its late arrival to the fleet. Some of these features included an updated avionics system with advanced general purpose computers, improved inertial measurement units and tactical air navigation systems. There were also enhanced master events controllers and improved nose wheel steering mechanisms.
Full Space Shuttle Missions Database. February 5, 6. Endeavour had her share of highlights even though her career was much shorter than or Atlantis or Discovery. Morgan was the backup for Christa McAuliffe who was on the Shuttle Challenger when it exploded on liftoff. Endeavour received perhaps the grandest retirement party of all the retired space shuttles and made an amazing journey across the country on her way to her final resting place.
Three weeks later, Endeavour was then slowly and carefully transported through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood to its final destination at the California Science Center in Exposition Park. Along with the Shuttle Endeavour, there are many historical artifacts from manned spaceflight that can be seen. Interplanetary Probes Feb 7, 0. Challenger Disaster Columbia Disaster. Many historic images taken of the Space Shuttle are After 25 missions spread over 19 years of service Over the course of the space shuttle program over astronauts flew on shuttle missions into orbit!
Shuttle FAQ. Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS 5. STS 9. STS 1. STS 6. Five different orbiters flew into space as part of the program— Columbia , Challenger , Discovery , Atlantis and Endeavour —for a total of missions. Counted together, the space shuttles have carried people, flown over million miles, and spent over 1, days in orbit. The space shuttle was actually made up of several separate components. The main engines are part of the orbiter. All the components were reusable except for the external tank, which by design burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean following each launch.
Built to replace space shuttle Challenger , Endeavour was the final orbiter to join the shuttle fleet. Many newer features were added to Endeavour during construction, such as updated steering mechanisms, upgraded plumbing and electrical connections to allow for longer missions, and a drag chute that reduced wear and tear on the shuttle's brakes and tires.
Many of the innovations that were developed for Endeavour were added later to the other shuttles in the fleet. Endeavour first launched on May 7, for mission STS The capture of the satellite did not go as smoothly as planned, but the crew aboard was able to complete the mission through a series of four spacewalks—the most ever completed on a shuttle mission up to that time.
One of the spacewalks was the longest ever recorded up to that time, and the second-longest ever—over eight hours! That first mission set a precedent for Endeavour , whose string of 25 missions was marked with ingenuity and success. This mission was designed to correct a flaw in the Hubble's main mirror. During the mission, several elements were installed to fix the Hubble's "vision," which the popular media described as giving the Hubble "contact lenses" or "glasses.
Endeavour 's final mission, in May , delivered spare parts to the International Space Station, including parts for the Dextre arm it had installed many missions before.
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