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86 relations: Air brake (aeronautics), Andrea Bocelli, Apollo 15, Assembly of the International Space Station, Auxiliary power unit, Aviation Week, Ayaka Hirahara, Bay City Rollers, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Blue Öyster Cult, Burning Love, Caedmon's Call, Canadarm, CBS, Columbus (ISS module), Con te partirò, Coordinated Universal Time, Crew equipment interface test, Dana Weigel, Destiny (ISS module), Dextre, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Drops of Jupiter, Eastern Time Zone, Electrical system of the International Space Station, Elevon, Elvis Presley, Enter Sandman, European Space Agency, Expedition 16, External stowage platform, Extravehicular activity, Extravehicular Mobility Unit, Garrett Reisman, Geocentric orbit, Gimbal, Godzilla (song), Gregory H. Johnson, Harmony (ISS module), Heartland (band), I Loved Her First, Integrated Truss Structure, International Space Station, JAXA, Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, Kibo (ISS module), Landing gear, Léopold Eyharts, Linus and Lucy, ..., Low Earth orbit, Materials International Space Station Experiment, Metallica, Michael Foreman (astronaut), Mobile Servicing System, NASA, Orbiter Boom Sensor System, Pressurized Mating Adapter, Project Gemini, Rendezvous pitch maneuver, Richard M. Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Rudder, Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song), Shuttle Landing Facility, Solid rocket booster, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Space Shuttle external tank, Space Shuttle program, Space Shuttle thermal protection system, Spacelab, STS-1, STS-114, STS-122, STS-124, STS-3xx, Takao Doi, Terminal countdown demonstration test, The Byrds, The White Stripes, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Vehicle Assembly Building, Vince Guaraldi, Yasuo Fukuda. Expand index (36 more) »
Air brake (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surfaces used on an aircraft to increase drag or increase the angle of approach during landing.
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Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, (born 22 September 1958) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the United States' Apollo program, the fourth to land on the Moon, and the eighth successful manned mission.
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Assembly of the International Space Station
The process of assembling the International Space Station (ISS) has been under way since the 1990s.
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Auxiliary power unit
An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion.
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Aviation Week
The Aviation Week Network is a New-York based B2B publishing and event production company.
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Ayaka Hirahara
is a Japanese pop singer.
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Bay City Rollers
The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop band whose popularity peaked in the mid 1970s.
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Head Todd and the Monsters are a rock band formed in 1984 in Colorado.
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1967, whose most successful work includes the hard rock songs "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Godzilla", "Burnin' for You" and "Shooting Shark".
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Burning Love
"Burning Love" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by country soul artist Arthur Alexander, who included it on his 1972 self-titled album.
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Caedmon's Call
Caedmon's Call is a contemporary Christian band which fuses traditional folk with world music and alternative rock.
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Canadarm
The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS), also known as Canadarm (Canadarm 1), is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver and capture payloads.
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CBS
CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.
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Columbus (ISS module)
Columbus is a science laboratory that is part of the International Space Station (ISS) and is the largest single contribution to the ISS made by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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Con te partirò
"Con te partirò" ("With you I (will) leave") is an Italian song written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics).
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Coordinated Universal Time
No description.
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Crew equipment interface test
A crew equipment interface test (CEIT) was a training procedure that helped spaceflight crewmembers gain first-hand knowledge of the flight hardware used during a space shuttle mission.
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Dana Weigel
Dana J. Weigel became a flight director at NASA in 2005.
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Destiny (ISS module)
The Destiny module, also known as the US Lab, is the primary operating facility for U.S. research payloads aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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Dextre
Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), is a two armed robot, or telemanipulator, which is part of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station (ISS), and does repairs otherwise requiring spacewalks.
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Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie
Dominic Lee Pudwill Gorie (born May 2, 1957) is a retired United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut.
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Drops of Jupiter
Drops of Jupiter is Train's second album, released in 2001.
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Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.
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Electrical system of the International Space Station
The electrical system of the International Space Station is a critical resource for the International Space Station (ISS) because it allows the crew to live comfortably, to safely operate the station, and to perform scientific experiments.
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Elevon
Elevons are aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (used for roll control), hence the name.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.
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Enter Sandman
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica.
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA; Agence spatiale européenne, ASE; Europäische Weltraumorganisation) is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states dedicated to the exploration of space.
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Expedition 16
Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS).
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External stowage platform
External stowage platforms (ESPs) are key components of the International Space Station (ISS).
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Extravehicular activity
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut or cosmonaut outside a spacecraft beyond the Earth's appreciable atmosphere.
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Extravehicular Mobility Unit
The Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) is an independent anthropomorphic spacesuit that provides environmental protection, mobility, life support, and communications for astronauts performing extravehicular activity (EVA) in Earth orbit.
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Garrett Reisman
Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut.
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Geocentric orbit
A geocentric orbit or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Planet Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.
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Gimbal
A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis.
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Godzilla (song)
"Godzilla" is the tenth single by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult from their fifth album, Spectres.
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Gregory H. Johnson
Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson (born May 12, 1962) is a NASA astronaut and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force.
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Harmony (ISS module)
Harmony, also known as Node 2, is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station.
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Heartland (band)
Heartland was an American country music band from Huntsville, Alabama.
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I Loved Her First
I Loved Her First is the debut and only studio album by American country music band Heartland.
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Integrated Truss Structure
The Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) of the International Space Station (ISS) consists of a linear arranged sequence of connected trusses on which various unpressurized components are mounted such as logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment.
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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit.
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JAXA
The is the Japanese national aerospace and space agency.
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Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers.
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States.
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Kibo (ISS module)
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), nicknamed, is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA.
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Landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft and may be used for either takeoff or landing.
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Léopold Eyharts
Léopold Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force, an engineer and ESA astronaut.
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Linus and Lucy
"Linus and Lucy" is a popular jazz piano composition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the Peanuts animated television specials.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with an altitude of or less, and with an orbital period of between about 84 and 127 minutes.
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Materials International Space Station Experiment
The Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) is a series of experiments mounted externally on the International Space Station (ISS) that investigates the effects of long-term exposure of materials to the harsh space environment.
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Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band.
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Michael Foreman (astronaut)
Michael James Foreman (born March 29, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut.
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Mobile Servicing System
The Mobile Servicing System (MSS), is a robotic system on board the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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Orbiter Boom Sensor System
The Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was a 50-foot boom carried on board NASA's Space Shuttles.
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Pressurized Mating Adapter
The Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) is a spacecraft adapter that converts the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) used on the US Orbital Segment to APAS-95 docking ports.
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Project Gemini
Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program.
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Rendezvous pitch maneuver
The R-bar pitch maneuver (RPM), popularly called the rendezvous pitch maneuver, was a maneuver performed by the space shuttle as it rendezvoused with the International Space Station (ISS) prior to docking.
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Richard M. Linnehan
Richard Michael Linnehan (born September 19, 1957) is an American veterinarian and a NASA astronaut.
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Robert L. Behnken
Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken (born July 28, 1970 in Creve Coeur, Missouri) is a United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office.
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Rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water).
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Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers song)
"Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the Scottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers.
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Shuttle Landing Facility
The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, USA.
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Solid rocket booster
Solid-fuel rocket boosters (SRBs) are large solid propellant motors used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent stage.
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program.
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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built.
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Space Shuttle external tank
A Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer.
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Space Shuttle program
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
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Space Shuttle thermal protection system
The Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) is the barrier that protected the Space Shuttle Orbiter during the searing heat of atmospheric reentry.
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Spacelab
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory used on certain spaceflights flown by the Space Shuttle.
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STS-1
STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
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STS-114
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
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STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''.
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STS-124
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station.
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STS-3xx
No description.
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Takao Doi
is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.
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Terminal countdown demonstration test
A terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) is a simulation of the final hours of a launch countdown and serves as a practice exercise in which both the launch team and flight crew rehearse launch day timelines and procedures.
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The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964.
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The White Stripes
The White Stripes were an American rock band formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Turn! Turn! Turn!
"Turn! Turn! Turn!", sometimes known as "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)", is a song written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s.
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Vehicle Assembly Building
The Vehicle (originally Vertical) Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is a building designed to assemble large space vehicles, such as the massive Saturn V and the Space Shuttle.
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Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976), born Vincent Anthony Dellaglio, i-ITALY, December 24, 2010 was an American jazz pianist noted for his innovative compositions and arrangements and for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, as well as his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's late 50s ensemble and his own solo career which included the radio hit Cast Your Fate to the Wind.
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Yasuo Fukuda
was the 58th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-123
