Orbiter SN3 deploys from the stack of payloads on the Transporter-8 rideshare launch June 12. The spacecraft started spinning a short time later because of a software glitch. Credit: Launcher ...
Launcher's Orbiter SN1 vehicle being prepared for launch. The company said Feb. 16 that the orbital transfer vehicle failed when it could not properly orient itself after deployment to generate power.
"Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built.[4] Its first ...