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NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia
NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia

NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Signed: No
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Exploration Missions: Space Shuttles
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Astronauts & Space Travel
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 1992
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Type: Space Shuttle Endeavor Memorabilia
  • Condition: All are in Excellent used condition with no damage. No nicks, dents, loss of enamel, folds, tears, or writing, or Staining/foxing. Color and Graphics, are Bright and Clear Please see attached pictures

    Description

    NASA Administrators Letter and Shuttle Endeavour First Flight Memorabilia Collection
    STS-49 Launched: May 7, 1992, 7:40 p.m. EDT
    The following are the Manned Flight Awareness items, Space Shuttle Endeavour Memorabilia Collection-
    1992 NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin’s letter to all in Government / Private Industry involved with the Newest Space Shuttle to join the Fleet, Endeavour! His letter also includes an Endeavour STS-49 Mission Summary
    The Official Manned Flight Awareness pin commemorating Endeavour’s first flight
    Official Endeavour STS-49 Mission Emblem sticker, original to the first flight
    Endeavour Flag Sticker, original to Endeavour’s first flight
    NASA Meatball sticker, just something extra
    All are in Excellent used condition with no damage. No nicks, dents, loss of enamel, folds, tears, or writing, or Staining/foxing.
    Color and Graphics, are Bright and Clear
    Please see attached pictures
    Shipping includes a Tracking Number
    Space Shuttle Endeavour (
    Orbiter Vehicle Designation
    : OV-105)
    Background
    For the first time, a national competition involving students in elementary and secondary schools produced the name of the new orbiter; it was announced by President George Bush in 1989. The Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour was delivered to
    Kennedy Space Center
    in May 1991, and
    flew its first mission
    , highlighted by the dramatic rescue of a stranded communications satellite, a year later in May 1992.
    In the day-to-day world of Shuttle operations and processing, Space Shuttle orbiters go by a more prosaic designation. Endeavour is commonly refered to as OV-105, for Orbiter Vehicle-105. Empty Weight was 151,205 lbs at rollout and 172,000 lbs with main engines installed.
    Upgrades and Features
    Endeavour features new hardware designed to improve and expand orbiter capabilities. Most of this equipment was later incorporated into the other three orbiters during out-of-service major inspection and modification programs. Endeavour's upgrades include:
    A 40-foot diameter drag chute that is expected to reduce the orbiter's rollout distance by 1,000 to 2,000 feet.
    The plumbing and electrical connections needed for Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) modifications to allow up to 28-day missions.
    Updated avionics systems that include advanced general purpose computers, improved inertial measurement units and tactical air navigation systems, enhanced master events controllers and multiplexer-demultiplexers, a solid-state star tracker and improved nose wheel steering mechanisms.
    An improved version of the Auxiliary Power Units (APU's) that provide power to operate the Shuttle's hydraulic systems.
    Construction Milestones
    07/31/87 Contract Award
    02/15/82 Start structural assembly of Crew Module (yes 1982)
    09/28/87 Start structural assembly of aft-fuselage
    12/22/87 Wings arrive at Palmdale from Grumman
    08/01/87 Start of Final Assembly
    07/06/90 Completed Final Assembly
    04/25/91 Rollout from Palmdale
    05/07/91 Delivery to Kennedy Space Center
    04/06/92 Flight Readiness Firing
    05/07/92 First Flight
    (STS-49)