Boosters on the Boosters & Other Ideas For Improving Space Shuttles
The Space Shuttle began development in the 1970's and even before it flew for the first time engineers were developing new ideas to 'improve' the Space Shuttle hardware. Expanding its cargo envelope by putting payloads on the external tank, 'hammerhead' & 'lenticular' fairings, getting rid of the crew section, adding a massive passenger section and of course going full Xzibit and adding mini boosters to the regular boosters. Most of these pictures come from a review paper published in 2004, after the Columbia disaster, but before Constellation was decided upon. Shuttle Variations And Derivatives That Never Happened - An Historical Review Carl F. Ehrlich, Jr. & James A. Martin
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The Crazy Plans For Emergency Spacewalks To Save The Space Shuttle
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Balloon Bombers - an INCREDIBLE New Weapon of War
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What Was The Fastest Space Shuttle? The Answer Surprised Me!
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The First Geostationary Communications Satellites - The Olympics, The Beatles and Moon Landings
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Why a Dangerous Secret Buried a Nazi Submarine
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The Problem with Welding
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How Divergence and Curl Were Discovered
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Why The Docking Adapters On The Space Station Are Shaped Oddly
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Europe Debuts New Ariane 6 Rocket Successfully... Mostly. What Went Wrong?
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This Jet Changed Everything
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Fall asleep while I build a zoo (Part 2) - Planet Zoo ASMR
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How The Space Shuttle Started Its Engines And Launched
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Why Can't Russia Fix The Leaks In Their Space Station Modules?
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How NASA Learned To Fly The Space Shuttle Like A Glider
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