The upper fuselage is being installed onto Atlantis' lower fuselage, with the crew module already secured.
Date: April 25, 1984
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Endeavor over the Golden Gate Bridge
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Orbiter (Isaac) and ButterBelle (Erica) enjoy a long night’s sleep together 💖
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lifting the Buran
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A massive passenger spaceplane glides over the oceans of Europa in a vintage magazine ad.
Designed for the Coalition military by the Bowen Company in the early 21st century, the Crane 850 ULTRA served as a reliable heavy hauler for many decades. These spaceplanes would attach to thumpers to make their trek between worlds.
As the orbiter aged, many were sold off to major airlines. These Cranes found new life as passenger liners, as their colossal interiors made for fantastic flying hotels during interplanetary voyages that could last over two weeks long.
Their water-landing capabilities made them useful in remote ocean regions with no spaceports, and its immense scale combined with the ground effect to make ocean travel efficient and easy.
Cranes continue to fly even after man’s disappearance, following schedules set by transportation masterminds such as Pan Sol’s GIGAPLAN. They are primarily found in the waters of Titan and Europa.
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"Hey Ordis, come relax with me, take a break from the usual ship duties you do."
Another forced perception captura shot! This time directly from my orbiter's personal quarters!
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Esta es una de las imágenes más precisas y detalladas que alguna vez se hayan tomado del Sol. Su fotógrafo fue la sonda Orbiter, que se acercó a una mínima distancia y hasta capturó un video de sus llamaradas solares 👇
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Concept art of the Space Shuttle returning from Space.
Artwork by G. Harry Stine
Date: 1978
Posted on Flickr by Numbers Station: link, link
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SSME Start / STS-116 Discovery / Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B / December 9, 2006
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I really wanna draw more of these goobers, so I’m opening to public suggestion!
Any ideas for scenes or stuff for Orbiter and ButterBelle, toss em my way either in an ask or replying/Reblogging this post!
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Always wanted to cover the Lotus helmet up in my Orbiter, as I don't like to think of my Tenno as the "Chosen Operator." So this eyeball has come in clutch!
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Cold War orbiters
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