Sujet

A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, USA, ca. 1978. Creator: NASA.

Légende

A model of the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel, USA, ca. 1978. Testing at the Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. Note the reaction control system exhaust openings in the model's nose, an indication that this test involved the orbiter's descent from orbit. The data collected by the 5.5-foot-long model were integrated with other data and become part of computerized flight simulation programs.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Notre référence

HRM21B20_291

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,7Mo (665,4Ko) / 24,6cm x 19,0cm / 2908 x 2245 (300dpi)

Mots clés

speed sound country flight model space exploration space shuttle research color location century concept spacecraft space exploration space travel seventies NASA research and development United States of America Colour 1970s orbiter simulation r&d 20th century Langley Research Center American America USA photograph united states National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space transonic transsonic