STS - 126 Endeavour by MagikUnicorn
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Shuttle model from NASA WEB SITE 3D Resources
Planet texture from whiskeysierra.
Endeavour STS-126 Landing Today... (16:25 Eastern time, California)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Atlantis.) Endeavour was the fifth and final NASA space shuttle to be built.
Endeavour is currently orbiting the Earth having launched on mission STS-126 to the International Space Station on November 14. Endeavour is currently scheduled to land back at the Edward Base California on November 30, 2008 at 04:25 p.m. EST.
The United States Congress authorized the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in an accident in 1986. Structural spares from the construction of Discovery and Atlantis, two of the three remaining operating shuttles at the time, were used in its assembly. The decision to build Endeavour was favored over refitting Enterprise on cost grounds.
Endeavour was named through a national competition involving students in elementary and secondary schools. Entries included an essay about the name, the story behind it and why it was appropriate for a NASA shuttle, and the project that supported the name. Endeavour was the most popular entry, accounting for almost one-third of the state-level winners. For example, Utah's state level winner, Nolan Butcher, a sixth grade student from Nibley Park Elementary school located in Salt Lake City Utah, selected Endeavour because some definitions of the word mean to be bold and put forth great effort. The national winners were Senatobia Middle School in Senatobia, Miss., in the elementary division and Tallulah Falls School in Tallulah Falls, Ga., in the upper school division. The national winners were selected based on the quality of the project submitted with their entries. They were honored at several ceremonies in Washington, D.C., including a White House ceremony where then-President George H.W. Bush presented awards to each school.
The orbiter is named after HM Bark Endeavour, the ship commanded by 18th century explorer James Cook; the name also honored Endeavour, the Command Module of Apollo 15. This is why the name is spelled in the British English manner, rather than the American English spelling of "Endeavor." This has caused confusion, most notably when NASA themselves misspelled a sign on the launch pad in 2007.
Endeavour was delivered by Rockwell International in May 1991 and first launched a year later, in May 1992, on STS-49. Rockwell International claimed that it had made no profit on Space Shuttle Endeavour, despite it costing $2.2 billion USD. On its first mission, it captured and redeployed the stranded INTELSAT VI communications satellite.
In 1993, it made the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour was withdrawn from service for eight months in 1997 for a retrofit, including installation of a new airlock. In December 1998, it delivered the Unity Module to the International Space Station. Endeavour completed its latest Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December 2003, and ended on Thursday, October 6, 2005. During this time, the Orbiter received major hardware upgrades, including a new, multi-functional, electronic display system, often referred to as glass cockpit, and an advanced GPS receiver, along with safety upgrades recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) for Shuttle return to flight after the disintegration of sister-ship Columbia during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
YOU CAN SEE LANDING LIVE ON: N A S A - T V
Thanks
Magik
Comments (78)
stevey3d
Superb Magik! Excellent pov! 5+
Mousson
WOWWWWWWWWWW Vraiment magnifique!!!
claude19
I hope sincerely that the space shuttle will landing on Earth without problems !!! Money is the bad problem which paralyze spatial conquest !!!!
Faemike55
Great image and wonderful information! Thank you for both
jeroni
I love the color and light on this... Great shot
carlx
Wonderful composition!!!
mikeerson
INTERESTING... However, I think the big thing that's been going around in talks on this mission was not mentioned... they have sometype of filtering system that they installed that turns urin into drinkable water... the big story is, they had problems with the machine - UCK!!! Great picture you made here.
melevos
Excellent!!!!
Richardphotos
super model and background.I still recall the horrendous sound of the shuttle that blew up just south of where I live.if I ha been outside I could have seen the explosion.still the smoke trail was readily visible
myquad
Incredible POV and planet!
hipps13
WOW, Magik this is cool awesome work warm hug, Linda
annie5
Absolument magnifique! Bon dimanche (de tout demain..tout un cocktail)
lyron
Great scene!!
e-brink
This has a very nice illustrational quality about it. Nice work!
delbeke
Great space image. Excellent work!
Star4mation
Ace image Magik!! Thanks for the info on NASA's 3D resource's too :)
DAVER2112
Very nice render! :)
flora-crassella
yes! landing today! Wonderful work!
Fidelity2
Thank you. 5+.
jocko500
super looking
brycek
Beautiful work and information!!
moochagoo
Interessantes explications !
virginiese
que l'espace est joli ! Il n'y a pas de pollution là haut ! Très joli point de vue
DarkStormCrow
Excellent work!
LBJ2
Wonderful composition, MU. Fine Bryce render. Beautiful space enviromen you created. Spaceflight is fascinating. I always think back on Challenger and Colombia. Let us hope Endeavour get down safe. Thanks for the NASA link.+5
miashadows
Really beautiful......
acclaude
Wonderfull tribute & space calm scene ! Superb, xxxxx
Miska7
Great space scene! Well done.
pauljs75
For a second there, I thought it might have been a nice repaint of my NASA shuttle freestuff item. (If I had known NASA already released their own freebies, I could have saved some time.) So that piqued my interest momentarily, since I haven't seen it used elsewhere as of yet. But now I know it's not, I still like how the render comes out. Also, the bit of background information is pretty neat too. Not to mention the little bit about the NASA 3D Resource will definitely be of use. :)
magnus073
Magik cette image est si grand. Vous avez fait un travail magnifique de créer la Tentative de Navette spatiale dans le vol. J'aime toutes les images de la NASA