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NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center
Image # : 8445212
Date : 04/1/1980

Title

Orbiter Model in Wind Tunnel

Full Description

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) engineer holding a replica of the proposed Liquid Booster Module, observes the testing of a small Space Shuttle orbiter model at 14 Wind Tunnel at MSFC. 14 Wind Tunnel is a trisonic wind tunnel, which is capable of running subsonic, transonic, and supersonic. It is used to test the integrity of rockets and launch vehicles in launch and reentry environments. The Wind Tunnel was used to test rockets and launch vehicles from the Jupiter C through the Saturn family up to the current Space Shuttle and will be used to test future advanced launch vehicles.

Keywords

Liquid Booster Module Orbiter Model Wind Tunnel

Subject Category

Space Shuttle, Wind Tunnels-Interior,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: MSFC
  • Center Number: 8445212
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000056

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA Dennis Keim
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Large .jpg 3000 2652 7,118

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