Space shuttle (30 Ergebnisse)

Farbportraitfotopostkarte (im Raumanzug), eigenhändig signiert.

Zustand: gut. Space Shuttle Poster Book Baker, David Aaron In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Red three ring binder, with Space Shuttle Challenger Mission Stickers on front and back cover (Mission 51-L). Inside are several original NASA publications. NASA News, Background Information on Teacher in Space Project, prepared by the News & Information Branch, dated 12/1/85. 35 pages, blue covers. Also: 5 stapled pages with the Fluid Dynamics in Space Hughes' Payload Specialist Experiments. 2 stapled pages announcing that Greg Jarvis was selected to fly on Space Shuttle. 4 page NASA publication on the Spartan Halley Mission. Press Release letter of consolation from the Arienespace company dated 1/28/86. 16 page NASA booklet on the Teacher in Space Project. Copy of NASA News letter 12/5/85 about studying Halley's Comet. 3 Stapled pages NASA News letter dated 1/16/86 saying that Alabama Students can see live lessons from space during the Challenger Mission. 2 page stapled NASA News letter dated 1/16/86 with mission details. 27 page stapled pages of Hughes Middeck Experiments by Hughes Aircraft Company. In Memoriam, single page with photo of the crew, with biographies and NASA condolences. NASA SpaceNews Roundup, oversized folding pager wiht photograph of the Shuttle before explosion, In Memoriam, dated February 7, 1986, quoting President Reagan, "We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye, and slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God." All in very good condition. All original. Please email with questions or to request photos.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, July 17, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 70-H-990; 70-HC-709. In this concept drawing the booster shuttles has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, June 17, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 70-H-992; 70-HC-711. In this concept drawing the booster shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, April 1, 1971. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 71-H-589; 71-HC-483. In this concept drawing the shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, April 1, 1971. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Some creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 71-H-592; 71-HC-486. ?In this photograph, the orbiter had deployed a cannister with space travelers.. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, April 1, 1971. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 71-H-591; 71-HC-485. In this concept drawing the shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, 4-1-71. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Some creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 71-H-587; 71-HC-481. In this concept drawing the shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, February 5, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 70-H-122; 70-HC-100. Release day Ferbruary 5, 1970. An interesting early concept involving a booster shuttle carrying an orbital shuttle to the edge of space. The booster would be designed and built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, San Diego, California. In this concept drawing the booster shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, January 8, (1969). Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 69-H-1939; 69-HC-1313. Filed for release January 8, 1970. ?Space shuttle concept -- The shuttle would be a reusable vehicle for round-trip transportation of men, supplies, and equipment between Earth and an Earth-orbiting space station of the future. It would take off like a rocket and land like an airplane. Space shuttle concept suggested to NASA by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.? (Text on reverse.). Softcover / Paperback. …

Offizielles-NASA-Farbgroßfoto (4 to, als Astronaut), mit eigenhändiger Widmung for Dieter, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert.

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, June 17, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 70-H-991. In this concept drawing the orbiter shuttle still has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Huntsville, Alabama, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with black carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. MSFC-70-PD-4000-11. For release 4-3-70. An interesting early concept involving a booster shuttle carrying an orbital shuttle to the edge of space. Softcover / Paperback. …

Zustand: Very Good. Washington, NASA, October 2, 1970. 6 glossy black and white photographs (ca 254 x 203 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverses. All photos somewhat warped, some minor creasing in corners. Having built the Apollo lunar module, Grumman entered the competition to design and build the space shuttle, but lost to Rockwell International. The Grumman space shuttle shown here is in line with the basic concept discussed at the time, which was a smaller winged orbiter mounted on a larger winged booster. It is worth noting that the Grumman booster uses the delta-wing configuration that would later be adopted in the final space shuttle design, while many of Rockwell?s concepts at the time still had the original straight-wing configuration that eventually was abandoned. This was due to the fact that such a configuration would not allow the shuttle to withstand the stresses of reentry into the atmosphere. Worth noting is also the vertical delta wings on Grumman?s orbiter. A similar wing configuration had earlier been employed on the Martin Marietta X-24 experimental aircraft - used to try out the concept of unpowered reentry and landing - in the late 1960s. The series includes the following photos (texts taken from reverses): [1] ?Artists? rendering of ?Orbiter? portion of Space Shuttle approaching Earth orbit. Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (NASA photo no. 70-H-1255; 70-HC-807). [2] Artists? rendering of Space Shuttle System showing smaller ?Orbiter? riding atop larger ?Booster? Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1256; 70-HC-898). [3] Photo of models showing ?Orbiter? and ?Booster? portions of Spaceshuttle in ?belly-to-belly? concept. Photo taken at Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1257; 70-HC-900). [4] ?Photo of models showing ?belly-to-belly? concept of Space Shuttle System. Smaller vehicle represents ?Orbiter?, larger vehicle is ?Booster? Photo taken at Grumman Aerospace Corporation? (70-H-1258; 70-HC-899). [5] Artist rendering of ?Orbiter? portion of Space Shuttle in Earth Orbit. Two astronauts can be seen retrieving satellite for transport back to earth. Art by Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, N. Y.? (70-H-1259). [6] ?Artist rendering of a space shuttle concept by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Smaller vehicle shown is ?Orbiter? portion of shuttle dis-engaged from the booster portion. The orbiter continues on to earth orbit while the booster begins its glide path down to earth landing? (70-H-1260; 70-HC-902). Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington D. C., NASA, February 5, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverse. Attached to the edge of the picture is a printed leaf with description of the concept, issued by North American Rockwell Corporation. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. 71-H121; 71-HC-99. An interesting early concept involving a booster shuttle carrying an orbital shuttle to the edge of space, with the probably extremly rare accompanying ad from Rockwell. Softcover / Paperback.…

Soft cover. Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Unrepaired split at two fold intersections. Size 15 x 40 Inches. A curious relic of the early Space Shuttle era, this map presents a 1983 Japanese translation of the Defense Mapping Agency's mission chart of shuttle mission STS-7, launched the previous year, historically significant as the first American space flight to include a female astronaut, Sally Ride. Curiously, this map was issued as a supplement to the Japanese adult magazine Weekly Playboy (????????). A Closer Look Printed on both sides, colored lines represent each of Space Shuttle Challenger 's 97 orbits during STS-7. (STS stands for Space Transport System and was the official name for the Space Shuttle program.) Orbits are divided into groups, such as Orbits 1 through 16, Orbits 17 through 32, etc., with each orbit numerically identified. Orbits 1 through 64 are illustrated on the recto, and 65 through 116 are depicted on the verso. Antenna locations and call letters are identified by black or red block lettering, and solid black and/or red lines illustrate the effective range at these tracking and communication stations. Blue call letters label airfields where the Space Shuttle could land. One side of the map matches perfectly with the original Defense Mapping Agency mission chart produced in December 1982 (previously sold by us), while the other side retains the data and presentation of the recto of the original map, with data and explanation translated to Japanese. The data at top is compressed somewhat to allow for text explaining to the reader what exactly a mission chart is and how to read it (??). STS-7 and Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 launched on June 18, 1983, and landed six days later at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24. During the six-day mission, Challenger 's five-person crew (including Sally Ride) conducted experiments, deployed 2 communications satellites (one for Canada and one for Indonesia), and Challenger carried the first Shuttle pallet satellite. Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base after. The planned landing at Kennedy Space Center was forced to change due to bad weather. Challenger flew 10 missions, spent 62 days in space, and completed 1,000 orbits of the Earth. Tragically, Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986, killing the seven-member crew of STS-51-L. Publication History and Census This mission chart was published on September 30, 1983 as part of a special thematic work titled Honoh no hi [???] : Cosmo-Sapience titled 'Space Shuttle Story' (?????????????? ), a supplement to the adult magazine Weekly Playboy (????????) (published by Sh?eisha ???). It is based on the 1982 U.S. Defense Mapping Agency mission chart of STS-7. The bilingual map is not independently cataloged, nor is the Defense Mapping Agency's 1982 original, while the entire work Honoh no hi : Cosmo-Sapience is held by the Library of Congress and National Diet Library. References: OCLC 15407534, 703988587 (entire work).…

Zustand: Very Good. Washington, NASA, November 12, 1970. 35 vintage glossy black and white photographs, with blue carbon copied text on reverses, (ca 254 x 205 mm). All photos somewhat warped, a few creases. 1970s Space Dreams. An interesting series - here complete with all 35 photos - showing the different stages of an imagined space shuttle mission to a space station, including launch preparations, launch, flight stage, docking, work and leasure at the station and the return to earth. The space shuttle shown here are of the model first proposed and patented by NASA engineer Max Faget, with a smaller straight-winged orbiter mounted on a larger and equally straight-winged booster. This concept was eventually abandoned for the reusable, delta-winged orbiter, mounted on an expandable propellant tank, that became the final design. North American Rockwell, the company behind these concept sketches, also became the manufacturer of the Space Shuttle Orbiter that eventually was used in the American space program.The series contains the following photos: 1. Space shuttle roll-out (NASA Photo no. 70-H-1429; 70-HC-1008). 2. Space shuttle readied (70-H-1430; 70-HC-1009). 3. Space shuttle readied (70-H-1431; 70-HC-1010); 4. Space shuttle insertion (70-H-1432; 70-HC-1011). 5. Space shuttle boarding (70-H-1433; 70-HC-1012). 6. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1434; 70-HC-1013). 7. Space shuttle on pad (70-H-1435; 70-HC-1014). 8. Space shuttle mission/launch control (70-H-1436; 70-HC-1015). 9. Space shuttle liftoff (70-H-1437; 70-HC-1016). 10. Space shuttle boost phase (70-H-1438; 70-HC-1017). 11. Space shuttle passengers/liftoff (70-H-1439; 70-HC1018). 12. Space shuttle staging (70-H-1440; 70-HC-1019); 13. Space shuttle orbiter crew (70-H-1441; 70-HC-1020). 14. Crew in space shuttle (70-H-1442; 70-HC-1021). 15. Space shuttle activity (70-H-1443; 70-HC-1022). 16. Orbiter/space station rendezvous (70-H-1444; 70-HC-1023). 17. Space shuttle/cargo module deployed (70-H-1445; 70-HC-1024). 18. Space shuttle/space station docking (70-H-1446; 70-HC-1025). 19. Space shuttle/space station cargo transfer (70-H-1447; 70-HC-1026). 20. Space station activity (70-H-1448; 70-HC-1027). 21. Space station activity (70-H-1449; 70-HC-1028). 22. Space station activity (70-H-1450; 70-HC-1029); 23. Space shuttle undocking (70-H-1451; 70-HC 1030). 24. Space station activity (70-H-1452; 70-HC-1031); 25. Space station comforts (70-H-1453; 70-HC-1032). 26. Space station laboratory (70-H-1454; 70-HC-1033). 27. Space station activity (70-H-1455; 70-HC-1034); 28. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1456; 70-HC-1035). 29. Space shuttle alternate mission/EVA (70-H-1457; 70-HC-1036). 30. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1458; 70-HC-1037). 31. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1459; 70-HC-1038). 32. Space shuttle orbiter (70-H-1460); 70-HC-1039). 33. Space shuttle completes a mission (70-H-1461; 70-HC-1040). 34. Space shuttle refurbishment (70-H-1462; 70-HC-1041). 35. Space shuttle activity (70-H-1463; 70-HC-1042). Softcover / Paperback.…

Original space-flown flag (5½" X 4¼") and cloth patch (4¼" X 4 3/4") presented on a 12 3/4" X 16 3/4" cream colored heavy stock, in turn mounted to a 16" X 20" pale blue mat board. Very good. Bit of slight soiling. The cream colored stock bears glossy photographs on the upper left (takeoff) and lower right (landing) corners. At lower left is a circular flute-edged NASA gold foil seal, and the space-flown flag is mounted at upper right -- consisting of the State Seal of Illinois, with the word "ILLINOIS" below, against a white background. The printed text cited above appears immediately below this flag, and the crew patch below this text. JOHN YOUNG (1930-2018) signs boldly in black ink to the left of the patch, while ROBERT L. CRIPPEN (born 1937) signs to the right. The Columbia STS-1 flight was called by NASA "The boldest test flight in history." It was the first orbital flight of the Space Shuttle program, lasting 54½ hours and orbiting the Earth 37 times; commanded by John Young and piloted by Robert Crippen, it was the first to use solid-fuel rockets in a U.S. manned launch. These rare relics were presented to Illinois' then-senator, ADLAI E. STEVENSON III (1930-2021), who was instrumental in guiding U.S. space policy.…

Zustand: Very Good. Huntsville, Alabama, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with black carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. MSFC-70-PD-4086. For release 4-3-70. An interesting early concept involving a booster shuttle carrying an orbital shuttle - shown here - to the edge of space. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Downey, California, North American Rockwell Corporation, ca 1970? Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with black stamp of North American Rockwell Corporation on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. News photo released by North American Rockwell. In this concept drawing the booster shuttle has the straight wing configuration which was eventually discarded for the delta wing that was used on the actual Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 240 x 182 mm. (1969). Lilac stamp ?Copyright by Pressens bild AB? on reverse. Typed describing text at bottom, ?Camera #3? written in ink on the white frame to the right of the picture surface and numbering ?98? in the bottom left corner. Some creasing, visible especially about half a cm into the left part of the picture. Photo from IPS 69-3391. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Downey, California, North American Rockwell Corporation, ca 1970? Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with black stamp of North American Rockwell Corporation on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. News photo released by North American Rockwell. Softcover / Paperback.…

Zustand: Very Good. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 240 x 182 mm. (1969). Lilac stamp ?Copyright by Pressens bild AB? on reverse. Typed describing text at bottom and ?Camera #3? written in ink on the white frame to the right of the picture surface. Photo from IPS 69-3390. Softcover / Paperback. …

Excellent. Light wear along original fold lines. Size 8.5 x 16 Inches. A piece of space flight history, this 1981 NASA pamphlet guided guests of STS-2 Space Shuttle landing at Edwards Air Force Base. STS-2 made history since it was the first time that a crewed, reusable spacecraft returned from space. Over 100,000 people attended the landing on November 14, 1981. A Closer Look Information covers six panels, three on the recto and verso. The front bears an illustration of the Space Shuttle landing. Three panels bear maps that provide detailed directions to designated areas for the general public to watch the landings. One illustrates how to get from Los Angeles to Lancaster, California, one of the closest towns to Edwards. The next map details driving through Lancaster to Edwards Air Force Base; the third highlights the area designated for the general public to gather. The remaining two panels (one on each side) provide information concerning attending the event and how to get to Edwards. STS-2 and the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-2 launched on November 12, 1981, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on November 14, 1981, 2 days later. (STS stands for Space Transport System and was the official name for the Space Shuttle program.) Although not the first flight of Columbia , STS-2 made history since it was the first time that a crewed, reusable spacecraft returned to space. STS-2 was crewed by Commander Joe H. Engle and Pilot Richard H. Truly. Columbia flew STS-1 and would also fly STS3, STS-5, and STS-9. During her career, Columbia flew a total of 28 missions and was tragically lost in February 2003 during STS-107 when she disintegrated in the atmosphere during reentry, killing her seven-member crew. Dating This Piece While researching this piece, we knew it must date from STS-1, STS-2, or STS-3 because these were the test flights. During our research, we located a digitized example of this booklet accompanied by a parking pass and a typewritten cover letter. Both the parking pass and the cover letter bore the symbol of the Space Shuttle Columbia with the names Engle and Truly, the crew members for STS-2. Publication History and Census This pamphlet was created and published by NASA for distribution to guests coming to Edwards Air Force Base to attend the landing of the Space Shuttle to end STS-2. We have been unable to locate any examples in institutional collections. We are aware of 2 other examples in private hands.…

Zustand: Very Good. Huntsville, Alabama, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, 1970. Vintage high-gloss black and white photographic print on fibre-based paper (ca 254 x 204 mm) with black carbon copied text on reverse. Minor creasing in corners. NASA Photo no. MSFC-70-PD-4000-14. Release date 4-3-70. An interesting and fine early concept involving a booster shuttle carrying an orbital shuttle to the edge of space. Softcover / Paperback. …

unbound. Zustand: fine. Official NASA 10"X 8" color portrait photograph signed by all five members of Space Shuttle 51-J crew. iIncludes: Karol "Bo" Bobco, Ron Grabe, Dave Hilmers, Bill Pailes and Bob Stewart. Boldly signed and in excellent condition.

Zustand: Very Good. Washington, NASA, October 27, 1970. 3 glossy black and white photographs (ca 254 x 203 mm) with blue carbon copied text on reverses. NASA Nrs 70-H-1364, 70-H-1363 and 70-H-1365. Two of the photos show the aircraft parked on the ground while the third one shows it being drop launched from a B-52 Stratofortress. The X-24 (version A and B) was flown by the NASA Flight Research Center in California beween 1969 and 1975 to test lifting body concepts with unpowered reentry and landing that were later used by the Space Shuttle. Softcover / Paperback.…

Good. Wear and toning along original fold lines. Verso repairs to fold separations. Verso reinforcements at all fold intersections. Some slight loss at a few fold intersections. Size 35.5 x 142 Inches. This is a September 1975 design-phase Rockwell International blueprint of the Space Shuttle (Orbiter) - measuring some 12 feet in length! It was prepared for Rockwell International, the primary contractor responsible for the Space Shuttle's design and construction. This 1975 blueprint represents the mid-design phase, in which Space Shuttle prototypes underwent atmospheric test flights. It is the only known design-phase Space Shuttle blueprint in private hands. A Closer Look The blueprint illustrates the Space Shuttle launch vehicle from three perspectives, providing details on component attachment. The two largest diagrams, near center, illustrate the Space Shuttle launch vehicle from the top and the side. The Space Shuttle's engines, connections with the external tank, and other components are highlighed with hand color. A table to the left provides attach coordinates for the Orbiter, External Tank, and Solid Rocket Boosters. To the right, a diagram presents the launch vehicle from the bottom, highlighting the Orbiter's engines, wings, and tail in hand color and parts of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Finally, problems between the current and previous drawings are noted on the extreme right, and a very small diagram of the four individual components is provided. A text box in the upper right corner notes the latest versions of the drawing and the updates to those versions. Space Shuttle Program The Space Shuttle Program, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was a pioneering spaceflight initiative led by NASA from 1981 to 2011. It aimed to provide reusable access to space, facilitating both manned missions and satellite deployments. The design phase began in 1969, with engineering development accelerating through the early 1970s. The Space Shuttle's design was finalized in the mid-1970s, leading to the construction of the first orbiter, Enterprise . After successful test flights, the first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia , launched on April 12, 1981, inaugurating the Operational Phase of the Space Shuttle Program. The Space Shuttle fleet consisted of five operational orbiters: Columbia , Challenger , Discovery , Atlantis , and Endeavour . The program's significant milestones included the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, the construction of the International Space Station (ISS), and numerous scientific experiments. Despite its achievements, the program faced tragedies with the 1986 Challenger Disaster and the 2003 Columbia Disaster, leading to rigorous safety overhauls. After 135 missions, the program concluded with STS-135, the final flight of Atlantis , marking the end of an era and transitioning NASA's focus to new exploration initiatives and commercial partnerships. Publication History and Census This blueprint was drawn by W. McConnell for Rockwell International Corporation Space Division (now Boeing) and updated twice, with the final update dated September 5, 1975. This is the only known cataloged example of this blueprint, and the only example of working design-phase shuttle blueprint in private hands. We have found only one reference to this blueprint in digitized records: in a report prepared by REMTECH, Inc. in January 1978 for the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.…

1st Edition. Good. Soiling to left and right sides. Closed tear extending 1.75 inches into orbit period chart on recto professionally repaired on verso. Charts printed on both recto and verso. Size 17.5 x 52 Inches. This is a 1982 Defense Mapping Agency map of STS-3 Space Shuttle orbits superimposed over a Mercator projection map of the world. Printed on both sides, colored lines represent each of Space Shuttle Columbia 's 116 orbits during STS-3. (STS stands for Space Transport System and was the official name for the Space Shuttle program.) Orbits are divided into groups, such as Orbits 1 through 16, Orbits 17 through 32, etc., with each orbit numerically identified. Orbits 1 through 64 are illustrated on the recto and 65 through 116 are depicted on the verso. Antenna locations and call letters are identified by black or red block lettering, and solid black and/or red lines illustrate the effective range at these tracking and communication stations. STS-3 and Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 launched on March 22, 1982, and landed eight days later at White Sands (then known as Northrop Strip) on March 30. During the eight-day mission, Columbia 's two-man crew performed science experiments and tested the shuttle's thermal resistance, exposing its nose, tail, and top to the Sun for varying lengths of time. The crew also tested the Canadarm Remote Manipulator System. STS-3 was Columbia 's third mission, having flown both STS-1 and STS-2. Columbia would also fly STS-5 and STS-9. During her career, Columbia flew a total of twenty-eight missions and was tragically lost in February 2003 during STS-107 when she disintegrated in the atmosphere during reentry, killing her seven-member crew. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by the Defense Mapping Agency in January 1982. This is the first edition of the chart, issued in January 1982 and is the only known cataloged example.…