Use the information in the slides to create a TEAM poster…just like your homework!
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Use the information in the slidesto create a TEAM poster…just like
your homework!1. (80 pts) listing the eight most important facts
and accomplishments of this project.2. (5 pts) Include a hand drawing of the insignia.3. (5 pts) Include a hand drawing of the rocket4. (10 pts) Give it a title…the project’s name5. Be sure to make the writing easy to read…and
colorful!
Space Shuttles Space Shuttles allowed astronauts
to live in space for up to two weeks to complete experiments or repairs on space equipment.
It lands like an airplane Space Shuttles were reusable.
The names of the existing shuttles are: Discovery Atlantis EndeavorUnfortunately, Challenger and Columbia
are no longer part of the fleet because they were both in accidents.
The Shuttle’s Boosters The pair of solid
rocket boosters are the first to die out and two minutes after launch they fall back to the ocean where they are collected and reused.
External Fuel Tank The orange external fuel tank burns
up in the atmosphere when it is finished.
Cabin
Air lock to payload bay
Taylor on the mock flight deck
Payload Bay Sometimes the
Payload Bay holds objects to be delivered into space, such as satellites. Some satellites take pictures of Earth and space, others receive and send signals like television or telephone signals.
The shuttle flies upside downso astronauts can study Earth
The black tiles protect the shuttleFrom the friction heat of re-entry to Earth
The shuttle is smaller than a largeAir plane and would piggy-back to Florida
If it had to land in California.