Galaxy Wire » Ames http://galaxywire.net The Space News Aggregator Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:22:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Space Shuttle Wind Tunnel Testing http://galaxywire.net/2009/06/03/space-shuttle-wind-tunnel-testing/ http://galaxywire.net/2009/06/03/space-shuttle-wind-tunnel-testing/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:16:23 +0000 http://galaxywire.net/?p=1002 space-shuttle-mode-wind-tunnel

This 36 percent scale model of the Space Shuttle ( 44 feet long) , photographed above, was fabricated and tested in  Ames 40-foot by 80-foot wind tunnel to identify the influence of the TPS on the orbiters’ low-speed aerodynamics.

Currently this model is displayed in front of the former Ames Visitor Center, Moffett Field, Ca.

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