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*'''MARS center - paper scale models''' [http://www.marscenter.it/eng/veicol.asp?pa=605] High quality paper scale models of ISS and related space hardware.
 
*'''MARS center - paper scale models''' [http://www.marscenter.it/eng/veicol.asp?pa=605] High quality paper scale models of ISS and related space hardware.
 
*'''Simple Hohmann Calculator''' [http://home.att.net/~ntdoug/smplhmn.html] Calculate Hohmann transfers between Orbits on various bodies.
 
*'''Simple Hohmann Calculator''' [http://home.att.net/~ntdoug/smplhmn.html] Calculate Hohmann transfers between Orbits on various bodies.
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== External Links ==
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* [http://www.customcourseworks.com/ high school coursework]

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General rocket engines

  • PWR Engineering Threshold Journal - "Turbopumps for Liquid Rocket Engines" [1] Very detailed explanation of rocket engine turbo pumps and their complexity.

ISS

  • Description of the Common Berthing Mechanism [2]
  • Mars Center [3] Homepage with lots of 1:100 paperscale models of ISS, space shuttle and Soyuz.

Soyuz

  • Suzy's Russian Space Site[4] Lots of information on Baikonur and the Soyoz and Proton programs. A wealth of info on the Russian space program in general!
  • Samara Space Center [5] The manufactorer of the soyuz launch vehicle and its various upper stages.

Space Shuttle, STS

  • NASA drawings of the Space Shuttle [6] detailed plans in PDF format
  • NASA Shuttle Flight Data Files [7]
  • Scaled Drawings of the Space Shuttle[8] 1:200 scale drawings
  • Clip Art from NASA[9] Images of the Shuttle (and most of the other craft flown at Edwards from the 1940's to present)
  • Historic SpaceSystems[10] detailed drawings with dimensions of the Shuttle.
  • Data Processing System Dictionary [11] Contains detailed descriptions of the CRT displays shown in the shuttle.

Collections, Miscellaneous

  • Capcom Espace [12] detailed description of the US Space Program (in French).
  • NASA Dryden Graphics[13] Hundred of drawings of various aircraft flown at Dryden Test Center (Edwards).
  • Ninfinger Productions[14] Mailing list archive with lots of drawings and photographs about spaceflight.
  • The Blueprint Collection[15] A collection of drawings of aircraft and other vehicles.
  • Simviation [16] A link page for three view drawings of historic aircraft.
  • Dimensions of the Human Figure[17] Useful for the designer of cockpits and spacecraft.
  • Vessel Aerodynamics A brief description of how aerodynamics are modelled in Orbiter.
  • ISS Acronyms and Abbreviations Specific to the Internationl Space Station.
  • Russian glossary of important words from Russian spaceflight.
  • Atomic Rockets [18] Resource for SF writers; good info for anyone interested in rocket engines; great SciFi pictures!
  • Roskosmos [19] The Russian federal space agency.
  • MARS center - paper scale models [20] High quality paper scale models of ISS and related space hardware.
  • Simple Hohmann Calculator [21] Calculate Hohmann transfers between Orbits on various bodies.

External Links