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En Transbordador espacial, propulsión, estructura, control y seguridad comparten el mismo sobre de operación.
Los medidores resumen margen estructural, mantenibilidad y factores humanos en puntuación relativa.
Sistemas
Estructura
Transbordador espacial: Reusable orbiter glides from orbit; wing provides crossrange and runway landing capability.
Propulsión
Transbordador espacial: Three hydrogen/oxygen engines on orbiter feed from ET during ascent only.
Energía
Transbordador espacial: SRBs provide majority of liftoff thrust; parachute recovery for reuse after splashdown.
Control
Transbordador espacial: ET carries LOX/LH2; discarded each flight—largest non-reusable element.
Interfaz
Transbordador espacial: Thousands of silica tiles and RCC panels protect aluminum airframe from reentry heating.
Seguridad
Transbordador espacial: 60 ft bay deploys satellites; robotic arm berths ISS modules and inspects tiles.
Medidores relativos
Puntos calientes
Transbordador espacial: TPS tile loss
Transbordador espacial: Missing tiles expose skin to local overheating on reentry—Columbia lesson.
Transbordador espacial: SRB O-ring/seal
Transbordador espacial: Joint anomalies caused historic loss—now drives inspection culture.
Transbordador espacial: APU hydrazine
Transbordador espacial: APU failures affect hydraulic power for aerosurfaces on approach.
Transbordador espacial: Main engine turbopump
Transbordador espacial: SSME anomalies during ascent triggered abort-to-orbit scenarios.
Transbordador espacial: Landing gear tire blowout
Transbordador espacial: Heavy wet runway landings stress brakes and tires at high energy.
Materiales
Transbordador espacial: Al 2219 airframe
Transbordador espacial: Conventional alloy skin with stringers behind tile blanket.
Transbordador espacial: RCC nose/cap
Transbordador espacial: Reinforced carbon-carbon survives highest reentry heat flux.
Transbordador espacial: LI-900 silica tiles
Transbordador espacial: Low-density tiles insulate airframe from plasma heating.
Transbordador espacial: Nomex felt gap fillers
Transbordador espacial: Flexible fillers accommodate tile movement; must be flush for aero heating.