It was a hot summer day on Florida’s Space Coast as nearly a million spectators gathered along the beaches and causeways to watch history in the making. A last-minute glitch held the clock at T-31 seconds, just as launch looked imminent, but the issue was quickly resolved and the clock began counting down the final seconds. With less than a minute remaining in the launch window, the three main engines of Shuttle Atlantis roared to life and the twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) thundered. For the thirty-third and final time, Atlantis rose majestically from the launch pad on a plume of fire (Figure 5.1) and parted the clouds on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) and to its place in history. The 11:29 a.m. EDT liftoff on July 8, 2011, marked the last time a Shuttle would climb from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex.
Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy
Springer Praxis Books(formerly: Springer-Praxis Series)
2022-05-12
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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