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Jjestocostic.bsky.social

What a difference a lens makes, Part 1. Shuttle Columbia. STS-1 (4/14/81). Olympus OM-1 with 150mm lens. The grain occurred during printing with the enlarger 15 feet away in order to make the Shuttle more than a dot. #photography#space#spaceshuttle#Columbia#NASA#film#B&W

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Jjestocostic.bsky.social

What a difference a lens makes, Part 2. STS-2 (11/14/81) with OM-1 and 1000mm lens. Enlarger lens 18 inches from the paper. #photography#space#spaceshuttle#Columbia#NASA#film#B&W

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The tires on the Space Shuttle were filled with nitrogen, could support over 27,200kg (60,000lbs) each, could endure landing speeds of up to 417kmh (259mph), and were designed for just one landing. #science#sciencefacts#spaceshuttle#tires#wheels

The tires on the Space Shuttle were filled with nitrogen, could support over 27,200kg (60,000lbs) each, could endure landing speeds of up to 417kmh (259mph), and were designed for just one landing.

#science #sciencefacts #spaceshuttle #tires #wheels 

sidenote : an empty shuttle weighed about 75,000kg (165,000lbs)
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Aapodsky.bsky.social

Columbia Launches Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap961110.html #SaceShuttl #Colubia #TS80 #NASA #KennedypaceCentr #Florda #Launch #Spacexploratin #Histoy #Science Spacecrft #Rockt #Engies #Clouds #Sky

The Space Shuttle Columbia ascends into the morning sky over Florida, leaving a trail of smoke and fire as it lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39-A.  This photo was taken in January 1996, as the shuttle prepares for its STS-80 mission.
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cbrovld.bsky.social

The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. #Apollo#NASA#SpaceShuttle#SpaceStation#SpaceTaskGroup#STGcerebral-overload.com/?p=116867

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DCdancombest.bsky.social

This is a photograph taken in the 1970's. The subject is a hypersonic wind tunnel test of a space shuttle model at Mach 20. Simply amazing! #aerospaceengineering#aerospace#aerodynamics#spaceshuttle#nasa

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cbrovld.bsky.social

On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip into space. During their 11-day mission, the STS-64 crew of Commander Richard “Dick” N. #Astronaut#NASA#SpaceShuttle#SpaceWalk#Spacewalk#SpacewalkRescueAid#STS64cerebral-overload.com/?p=116450

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