Space Exploration Technologies / Lockheed Martin / McDonnell Douglas / SPACE-LIFT SYSTEMS / Hercules / Orbital Sciences Corporation / Air Canada / Pratt & Whitney / Boeing / Douglas Aircraft Company / United Launch Alliance / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / Columbia / /
Currency
GBP / USD / /
Event
Business Partnership / Company Expansion / /
Facility
The Space Transportation System / Vandenberg AFB / Space Transportation System / Kodiak Launch Complex / Virginia Spaceflight Center / International Space Station / Wallops Flight Facility / /
Wallops Island / Cape Canaveral AFS / West Coast / Pacific Ocean / /
Organization
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency / World Health Organization / European Telecommunications Satellite Organization / US government / Virginia Spaceflight Center on Wallops Island / United States Army / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Air Force / Department of Defense / /
Person
Jeremy Powell / Christopher J. King / Edward P. Byrne / /
Position
extensive astronaut / commander / pilot / mission specialist / and payload specialist / King / commander / /
Chapter 20 Space-Lift Systems Maj Christopher J. King, USAF; LCDR Jeremy Powell, USN; and Maj Edward P. Byrne, USAF Space-launch systems provide access to space—a key to any activity in space.