The Shuttle consisted of 2.5 million parts, including more than 1,000 plumbing valves, 1,400 circuit breakers and 230 miles of wire. The most complex job of building the Shuttle went to this company in Southern California. They had to design and assemble the orbiter itself.
- Space Systems LORAL
- Rockwell International
- SAIC
- Raytheon Systems
Answer
The correct answer is B) Rockwell International.
More History questions
- In the morning of September 17, 1976 the Shuttle manufacturer treated the world to a glimpse of the future; a test model of the orbiter, one not intended for space flight, rolled out of their Palmdale, CA plant. What name had the designers given this model?
- Space Shuttles are transported to the launch pad on this slow-moving 6,000,000 pound (approx. 2,725,000 kg) vehicle. Fully loaded, it moves at a rate of 1 mph.
- It takes this long after liftoff, before the orbiter starts circling Earth at 17,500mph (28,000km/h).
- This once white and now orange part breaks up, as it falls through the intense heat of the Earths atmosphere. It is the only expendable part of the Shuttle.
- NASA selected this astronaut to command the first Columbia flight. He was a veteran of two Gemini and two Apollo missions and considered to be NASAs most experienced astronaut at the time.
- Prior to every Space Shuttle flight, a series of events take place at Floridas Kennedy Space Center. The Shuttle is rolled out of its processing hanger on a 96-wheel transporter and carried to this 525 ft. tall building, originally built to assemble Saturn V rockets.