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Shuttle Program 1
Rockets – The Space Shuttle
Ted Spitzmiller
Shuttle Program 2
Replacement for Saturn V
• Saturn V used to send men to the moon 1968-72
• Launched Skylab Space Station 1973
• 250,000 lbs. To earth orbit
• Shuttle 65,000 pounds to earth orbit
Shuttle 4.4 million lbs. 6 million lbs. thrust
Saturn V 6.0 million lbs. 7.5 million lbs. thrust
Shuttle Program 3
Initial Reusable Design - 1970
• Expected to fly weekly – 52 flights/year
• High Development costs required a more conservative design
Shuttle Program 4
The Compromise• Solid Fuel Boosters• Expendable tank
Shuttle Program 5
First Flight - 1981• Use of Solid Fuel limits safety factor at launch
• Can’t shut down the solids once ignited
• Can’t separate the Shuttle from the ‘stack’
Shuttle Program 6
Final Costs• Flying only 8 Shuttles
per year• Each flight costs
$500,000,000 (Half a billion dollars)
• High cost caused by few flights divided by extensive maintenance and launch expenses
Shuttle Program 7
Critical Flight Profiles - Launch
Shuttle Program 8
Challenger – January 1986
Shuttle Program 9
Critical Flight Profiles - Reentry
Shuttle Program 10
Shuttle Program 11
Shuttle Tiles - Side View
Shuttle Program 12
Shuttle Tiles – Bottom View
Shuttle Program 13
Shuttle Program 14
AF Photo over ABQ
Shuttle Program 15
The Columbia is Lost Feb 1, 2003
Shuttle Program 16
In Memory of those who have Perished —Columbia