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NASA Space Shuttle First Flight # Missions Final Flight
Columbia * April 12, 1981 28 Feb 1, 2003
Challenger * April 4, 1983 10 Jan. 28, 1986
Discovery Aug. 30, 1984 39 Feb 24, 2011
Atlantis October 3, 1985 33 July 8, 2011
Endeavour May 7, 1992 25 May 16, 2011
Spacecraft Builder 1st Launch/Max Crew Length/ Liftoff Mass
Space Shuttle Rockwell Int'l 1981 / 7 122 ft / 240,000 lbs
Soyuz TMA RSC Energia 1966 / 3 24.5 ft / 15,985 lbs
ATV ESA 2008 / 0 35.1 ft /46,000 lbs
SpaceX Dragon SpaceX 2010 / 7 20.4 ft / 26,460 lbs
NASA MPCV Lockheed Martin Unknown / 4 26 ft / 46,848 lbs

History of Space Shuttles, Aircrafts & Airlines
  • DARPA's 13,000-mph Plane
  • X-51A with Hypersonic Record
  • Final Countdown of the NASA Shuttle Program
  • An Overview of Aircraft Design
  • Airlines Overview
  • Invention of the Airplane
  • Airbus History
  • Boeing History
  • History of Flight
  • X51A Waverider breaks record for hypersonic fight, 6 times speed of sound
  • Early Birds of Aviation: Pioneers who flew solo before December 17, 1916
  • How We Made the First Flight by Orville Wright - The AIAA Wright Flyer Project

  • Do You Knows?
    1. In 2011, the cost to build a F-117 stealth fighter is $120 million, $156 million for a F-35 stealth fighter, $339 million for a F-22 stealth fighter, and $2.4 billion for a B-2 stealth bomber.
    2. The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger plane.
    3. The world's highest and fastest flying airplane is the North American X-15, which was designed in 1954 and first flown in 1959. The plane reached a peak altitude of 354,200 feet (64 miles, 108 kms) at a speed of 4,534 mph (7,295 kph).
    4. The first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland, Canada, to Ireland, was made by two British aviators, Capt. John W. Alcock (1892-1919) and Lt. Arthur W. Brown (1886-1948), on June 14, 1919
    5. The first man, who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York (US) to Paris (France), was Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974).
    6. The first woman, who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland, Canada, to Ireland, was Amelia Earhart (1897-1937).
    7. The first person who flew solo around the world in a balloon is Steve Fossett. He departed western Austria on 6/18/2002 and returned on 7/4/200, exactly 13 days, 23 hours, 16 minutes, and 13 seconds later.
    8. Delta Air Lines is the world's largest airline in terms of passenger traffic and fleet size. It carried 161,049,000 passengers domestically and internationally to and from 357 airports around the world in 2009.
    9. American Airlines retired its entire A300 fleet. The last A300 trip occurred August 24, 2009 with the aircraft flying from Miami to New York's JFK International Airport.
    10. In 2009 the US domestic carriers: Aloha, ATA, Skybus, Eos, Silverjet, Maxjet, and Zoom were out of business. Midwest, Mesa Air, and Sun Country are on death watch. The airlines that aren't bankrupt have shrunk themselves and tried to raise fares.
    11. Southwest Airlines has been the most profitable of airline companies since 1973. United Airlines, Continental Airlines (twice), US Airways (twice), Delta Air Lines, and Northwest Airlines have all declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and were survived.
    12. The most expensive airline tickets in the world was sold to an Australian man for over US $100,000  by Singapore Airlines in 2007.
    13. As of August 20, 2009, Boeing built 1,418 Boeing 747 aircrafts. The cost for a 747-100 one is $24 million (1967); 747-200: $39 million (1976); 747-300: $83 million (1982); 747-400: $228–260 million (2007); and 747-8: $285.5-300 million (2007).
    14. The black box carried on an airplane is actually painted bright orange to make it more visible in an aircraft's wreckage. It is a tough stainless metal-and-plastic case containing two recorders, and is installed in the rear of the aircraft. The black box records information about airspeed, direction, altitude, accelerations, engine thrust, rudder, and spoiler positions from sensors that are located around the aircraft.

    Maximum Seating Capacity of Airplanes

    Airplane
    Max. Seating Capacity
    254
    279
    117
    156
    180
    220
    440
    440
    475
    853
    189
    117
    149
    125
    215
    580
    196
    375
    500
    330
    110
    345
    189
    139
    380
    350
    140


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    Travel: Airlines Checked Baggage Fees

  • AirTran passengers are permitted one carry-on bag and one personal item. The first checked bag costs $15; a second is $25, a third $50.
  • Alaska Airlines charges each passenger $15 for the first bag and $25 for a second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the Continental U.S. or between the Continental U.S. and Alaska. The third bag incurs a $50 fee.
  • American Airlines charges each passenger $25 for the first bag and $35 for a second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It charges $100 per piece for the 3rd, 4th and 5th checked bags and $200 per piece for the 6th checked bag and any additional pieces.
  • Continental Airlines charges each passenger $25 for the first bag and $35 for a second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Online payments are discounted $2-$3.
  • Delta Airlines charges each passenger $25 for the first bag and $35 for a second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the U.S. Online payments are discounted $2-$3.
  • Hawaiian Airlines charges each passenger $25 for the first bag and $35 for a second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the Continental U.S. or between the Continental U.S. and Hawaii. Online payments are discounted $2-$3.
  • JetBlue passengers are allowed to carry one bag (without charge). The second checked bag requires a $30 fee. The third bag incurs a $50 fee.
  • Southwest Airlines allows two free checked bags per customer. The 3rd through 9th bags will incur a charge of $50 per piece
  • Spirit Airlines charges each passenger $25 ($19 online) for the first bag and $25 for a second bag if space is available for travel within the U.S. Spirit does not guarantee it has space for the second checked bag.
  • United Airlines charges each passenger $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second bag for bags checked at the airport for travel within the U.S. Oversize bags (beyond 50 lbs) incur a fee of $175, and overweight bags are assessed $125.


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