Space shuttle

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Space shuttle is a term referring to the 20th and 21st century space vehicle operated from Earth. The program was begun by the NASA agency of the United States. It was also an informal identifier for certain Federation shuttlecraft. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

Contents 1 Enterprise type 1.1 List of orbiters 2 OV-165 type 3 Rockwell X-30 4 External links

[edit] Enterprise type

The Enterprise (OV-101) was the prototype orbiter for the space shuttle system. The launch system used by the first vessels constructed of this model consisted of an orbiter vehicle, an external liftoff tank, and two rocket boosters. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Admiral Maxwell Forrest kept a model of a Space shuttle in his office on Earth. (ENT: "Regeneration")

After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline, a Space shuttle lifting off could be seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

A sketch depicting an overhead view of a space shuttle was contained in the library computer aboard the USS Enterprise in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage" remastered)

[edit] List of orbiters

NASA's first series of orbiters have been honored by having several future starships named for them. (listed in order shuttles became operational)

• Enterprise (OV-101) - Starships Enterprise
• Columbia (OV-102) - Starships Columbia
• Challenger (OV-099) - Starships Challenger
• Discovery (OV-103)
• Atlantis (OV-104)
• Endeavour (OV-105) - Starships Endeavour

There is some speculation that the starships of the NX class followed a naming pattern similar to that of the shuttles. NX-01 is Enterprise, NX-02 is Columbia, so NX-03 may have been Challenger, etc.

[edit] OV-165 type

The space shuttle registered as OV-165 was a later type of shuttle used by Humans. (Star Trek: Enterprise)

This vessel was seen in the opening titles of the Enterprise series, and resembles futuristic concepts actually created as possible designs for the "next" space shuttle design.

[edit] Rockwell X-30

Captain Edward Jellico kept a model of a Rockwell X-30 spacecraft in his ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part I")

An image of a Rockwell X-30 appeared in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

[edit] External links

• Space Shuttle program at Wikipedia
• Human Spaceflight at NASA