Canceled space missions
Durante el programa del Transbordador Espacial de la NASA , se cancelaron varias misiones. Muchos fueron cancelados como resultado de los desastres del Challenger y del Columbia o debido a retrasos en el desarrollo del transbordador. Otros fueron cancelados debido a cambios en la carga útil y los requisitos de la misión.
Cancelado debido al tardío desarrollo del transbordador espacial.
En 1972, los planificadores de la NASA habían proyectado 570 misiones del transbordador espacial entre 1980 y 1991. [1] Posteriormente, esta estimación se redujo a 487 lanzamientos entre 1980 y 1992. [2] Los detalles de las primeras 23 misiones proyectadas, enumeradas en el tercer A continuación se presentan la edición de Manned Spaceflight ( Reginald Turnill , 1978) y la primera edición de STS Flight Assignment Baseline , un documento interno de la NASA publicado en octubre de 1977, [3] .
Más adelante en el proceso de desarrollo, la NASA sugirió utilizar la primera misión del transbordador espacial tripulado, STS-1 , como prueba suborbital del perfil de vuelo de regreso al sitio de lanzamiento (RTLS) diseñado para escenarios de aborto de emergencia. [11] Columbia se habría lanzado desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy, luego habría ejecutado un giro de 180 grados a una velocidad de 8.400 kilómetros por hora (5.200 mph), o 6,7 veces la velocidad del sonido , para aterrizar en la pista del Centro Espacial Kennedy. . La misión fue cancelada cuando los astronautas se negaron a volarla, considerando que el plan era demasiado peligroso. El comandante del STS-1, John W. Young, recordó que "dije que no. Dije que no practiquemos la ruleta rusa , porque es posible que tengas un arma cargada allí. Así que no lo hicimos". [11]
Cancelado entre el primer vuelo del transbordador espacial (1981) y elDesastre del retador(1986)
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Canceled between 1988 and the Columbia disaster (2003)
Canceled due to the Columbia disaster
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