by Nefarious on February 26th, 2007

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How much metal is used in the making of a space shuttle?

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by nfntjy on February 26th, 2007
Not very much metal is used at all on the exterior of the shuttle orbiter. The following diagrams will give you an idea of how much metal is used compared to other materials:

MAIN PAGE: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/
Left-Side Materials: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-2c.pdf
Right-Side Materials: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-3c.pdf
Top Materials: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-4c.pdf
Bottom Materials: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-5b.pdf
Aft Materials: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-6b.pdf
Internal Structure: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/sodb/2-7.pdf

SOURCE: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/vehicle/index.html
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