[AI] Atlantis
Atlantis is the fourth orbiter built for NASA for the Space Shuttle Program. It operated from 1985 until its retirement in 2011, completing 4,848 orbits and 33 missions, including the final Space Shuttle mission.
The appearance of this build is based on STS-27 (12/02/88) because I like the look of the mission patch. It carried a DoD surveillance satellite to orbit and during ascent, Atlantis experienced extensive damage to its thermal protection system, with over 700 tiles damaged and one missing upon its return. The crew thought they would die upon reentry, but there was not enough damage to critical areas of the heat shielding, as was seen later with Columbia on STS-107.
You can go see Atlantis on display at Kennedy Space Center :)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 75.1ft (22.9m)
- Length 123.8ft (37.7m)
- Height 52.4ft (16.0m)
- Empty Weight 195,867lbs (88,844kg)
- Loaded Weight 218,411lbs (99,069kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 5.741
- Wing Loading 91.9lbs/ft2 (448.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 2,377.1ft2 (220.8m2)
- Drag Points 1691
Parts
- Number of Parts 93
- Control Surfaces 1
- Performance Cost 631
When Buran :)
Best
Perfection
Space Shuttle Looking Ahh
STS-51-L and STS-107: we failed but you're our bother Atlantis.
Simple and beautiful space shuttle