CHANTILLY, Virginie, États-Unis — la section arrière de la navette spatiale Discovery, présentant ses propulseurs de fusées, exposée au Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center de Smithsonian, qui fait partie du National Air and Space Museum. Cet orbiteur retiré représente un élément important de l'histoire de l'exploration spatiale de la NASA.

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: P82CT2
• Taille du fichier: 59,1 MB (4,6 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5568 x 3712 px | 47,1 x 31,4 cm | 18,6 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 31 décembre 2017
• Lieu: National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia, United States

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Photograph by David Coleman. The Space Shuttle Discovery, one of NASA's retired orbiters, is a centerpiece exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. This photograph focuses on the shuttle's tail section, highlighting the impressive rocket boosters that were crucial to its launches. Discovery (OV-103) flew 39 missions between 1984 and 2011, making it one of the most accomplished spacecraft in history. The rocket boosters visible in the image are part of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) system, which, along with the solid rocket boosters, provided the thrust necessary to propel the orbiter into space. The Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, provides visitors with an up-close view of this remarkable piece of aerospace engineering. The exhibit allows the public to appreciate the scale and complexity of the space shuttle, a vehicle that played a pivotal role in space exploration, satellite deployment, and the construction of the International Space Station. This display not only showcases the technological achievements of the U.S. space program but also serves as a testament to human ingenuity and the ongoing quest to explore beyond our planet.

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