Das Space Shuttle Enterprise auf der Vandenberg Air Force Base in Kalifornien im Jahr 1985 während der Tests. Nach der Challenger-Tragödie im Jahr 1986 wurden die Starts des Space Shuttles von Kalifornien aus endgültig abgesagt. Der Hauptzweck des Starts von Vandenberg bestand darin, dem Space Shuttle Zugang zu polaren Umlaufbahnen zu ermöglichen.
It required the engines to run at greater than 100% of normal thrust. I think the launch facility was converted and is still in use by a different launch vehicle (Falcon maybe?).
SuperluminalRodent on
That’s fascinating. It’s remarkable that the Shuttle continued to fly for 20 years after it was deemed to unsafe to launch out of California.
todd0x1 on
SLC 6 was used for Titan III then outfitted as shown for shuttle (I think it looks super cool here), then was used for delta iv and delta iv heavy, then leased to spacex who is currently ripping out all the cool looking stuff and putting in their own cool looking stuff.
cmmatthews on
Too bad it never saw a single launch from Vandenberg
aredubya on
Why would the California site be deemed unsafe when the Challenger accident happened at Cape Canaveral?
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It required the engines to run at greater than 100% of normal thrust. I think the launch facility was converted and is still in use by a different launch vehicle (Falcon maybe?).
That’s fascinating. It’s remarkable that the Shuttle continued to fly for 20 years after it was deemed to unsafe to launch out of California.
SLC 6 was used for Titan III then outfitted as shown for shuttle (I think it looks super cool here), then was used for delta iv and delta iv heavy, then leased to spacex who is currently ripping out all the cool looking stuff and putting in their own cool looking stuff.
Too bad it never saw a single launch from Vandenberg
Why would the California site be deemed unsafe when the Challenger accident happened at Cape Canaveral?