Use the information in the slidesto create a TEAM poster…just like

your homework!

1. (80 pts) listing the eight most important facts and accomplishments of this project.

2. (5 pts) Include a hand drawing of the insignia.3. (5 pts) Include a hand drawing of the rocket4. (10 pts) Give it a title…the project’s name5. Be sure to make the writing easy to read…and

colorful!

Space Shuttles

Space Shuttles allowed astronauts to live in space for up to two weeks to complete experiments or repairs on space equipment.

It lands like an airplane

Space Shuttles were reusable. The names of the existing shuttles are: Discovery Atlantis EndeavorUnfortunately, Challenger and Columbia

are no longer part of the fleet because they were both in accidents.

The Shuttle’s Boosters

The pair of solid rocket boosters are the first to die out and two minutes after launch they fall back to the ocean where they are collected and reused.

External Fuel Tank

The orange external fuel tank burns up in the atmosphere when it is finished.

Cabin

Air lock to payload bay

Taylor on the mock flight deck

Payload Bay

Sometimes the Payload Bay holds objects to be delivered into space, such as satellites. Some satellites take pictures of Earth and space, others receive and send signals like television or telephone signals.

The shuttle flies upside downso astronauts can study Earth

The black tiles protect the shuttleFrom the friction heat of re-entry to Earth

The shuttle is smaller than a largeAir plane and would piggy-back to Florida

If it had to land in California.