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Riding RocketsThough there have been several generations of astronaut band members, the band name remains the same. MCCБЂ”Mission Control Center. The Johnson Space Center team that directs a shuttle mission from БЂњtower clearБЂ«(the moment the shuttle rises above the launchpad) until the БЂњwheel stopБЂ«call at landing, at which time control is returned to Kennedy Space Center. MDFБЂ”Manipulator Development Facility. A full-scale simulation of the Canadian robot arm and shuttle cargo bay in a building at Johnson Space Center. MECБЂ”Master Events Controller. A black box on the space shuttle that controls critical events like the commands to jettison the booster rockets and the empty gas tank. MECOБЂ”Main Engine Cutoff. The moment in a shuttle launch when the three liquid-fueled engines shut down. MLPБЂ”Mobile Launch Platform. The БЂњlaunchpadБЂ«on which the space shuttle is stacked and that is carried to either Pad 39A or B by a massive tracked crawler. MMUБЂ”Manned Maneuvering Unit. A space jet pack. An MMU has high-pressure gas thruster jets that allow an untethered astronaut to fly short distances from the space shuttle ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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