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Phases of a Space Shuttle Mission

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Shuttle Aeronautics

  • Fact Sheet
  • Label
  • Vocabulary
  • Word Search
  • Crossword
  • Dot-to-Dot
  • Phases
  • Aeronautics
  • Glide Slope
  • Carry
  • Control

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  • Directions: Cut out each picture below and place them in their proper order in the boxes on the student worksheet. Underneath each box, label that phase of the space shuttle mission. Use the list at the bottom of this page to help you.

    drawing of shuttle separating from external tank drawing of orbiter landing drawing of orbiter on orbit
    drawing of solid rocket booster separation drawing of orbiter descending drawing of fully assembled shuttle launching


    Labels for each phase in a space shuttle mission

    Re-entry Booster Separation Orbit Operations
    Launch Landing External Tank Separation

     
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