{"id":195765,"date":"2022-05-26T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=195765"},"modified":"2023-09-26T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:50:34","slug":"nasa-armstrong-flight-research-centers-contributions-to-the-space-shuttle-program-ppzyz","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/history\/history-publications-and-resources\/nasa-history-series\/nasa-armstrong-flight-research-centers-contributions-to-the-space-shuttle-program-ppzyz\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Contributions to the Space Shuttle Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full 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width=\"1920\" height=\"1262\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S77-28542\/S77-28542~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1262&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The shuttle Orbiter 101 "Enterprise" separates from the NASA 747 carrier aircraft over the California desert\" style=\"transform: scale(1.5); transform-origin: 15% 56%; object-position: 15% 56%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S77-28542\/S77-28542~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1262&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S77-28542\/S77-28542~large.jpg?w=300&h=197&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S77-28542\/S77-28542~large.jpg?w=768&h=505&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S77-28542\/S77-28542~large.jpg?w=1024&h=673&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, 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directly and indirectly, of the Space Transportation System, commonly known as the space shuttle. Illustrated with both official and unofficial imagery, experts from across several fields, including NASA engineers, an Air Force flight surgeon, and historians, provide insights into Armstrong Flight Research Center\u2019s work in shaping the shuttle\u2019s development, operations, and further improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics include flight research on the X-15 and lifting bodies, thermostructural testing, the Approach and Landing Test program, thermal protection system tiles under flight loads, tire tests, external tank insulation experiments, shuttle landing convoy procedures, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NASA-SP-4322<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<div 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