Shuttle Discovery made the first retrieval of two satellites.
Shuttle Discovery deployed Hubble Space Telescope.
Shuttle Discovery docked to the International Space Station – (first supply mission). Continue reading “Shuttle Discovery”
Tag: Systems
Shuttle Columbia
Shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to fly, and flew the first five shuttle missions.
Shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle used to deploy a commercial satellite. Continue reading “Shuttle Columbia”
Shuttle Challenger
Shuttle Challenger completed 987 Earth orbits over 69 days in space.
Shuttle Challenger was the first orbiter to launch and land at night.
Shuttle Challenger was the first orbiter used to make on-orbit satellite repairs. Continue reading “Shuttle Challenger”
B-1b Lancer
The B-1B holds several world records for speed, payload and distance. Continue reading “B-1b Lancer”
Su-34 Fullback
No known major achievements Continue reading “Su-34 Fullback”
Su-24 Fencer
No known major achievements Continue reading “Su-24 Fencer”
Shuttle Enterprise
Shuttle Enterprise was the first Space Shuttle Orbiter made, though it has never flown in space. Continue reading “Shuttle Enterprise”
Shuttle Endeavour
Shuttle Endeavour made the first International Space Station assembly mission in December 1998. Continue reading “Shuttle Endeavour”
Shuttle Atlantis
Shuttle Atlantis deployed the Galileo spacecraft.
Shuttle Atlantis deployed the Magellan Venus probe in 1989.
Shuttle Atlantis made seven consecutive trips to the Mir Space Station. Continue reading “Shuttle Atlantis”
RQ-1 Predator
The first successful advanced concept technology demonstration for persistent intelligence
The Predator was reported to have had a 100% hit rate by Hellfire ASMs on several attacks in Afghanistan Continue reading “RQ-1 Predator”