Space Shuttle Endeavour Tyre
Space Shuttle Endeavour Tyre
This Shuttle tyre comes from the main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. It was flown during the mission STS-68. It helped the aeroplane-like spacecraft land a six-man crew safely back to California in 1994.During its ten days in orbit, Endeavour flew around the Earth 182 times - so this tyre has clocked over 4,700,000 miles in space.
Space Shuttle tyres had 10 times the pressure of a car tyre, because the spacecraft weighed over 100 tons. As Endeavour touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in 1994, it was travelling at 220 miles per hour. Considering that not long before it had been in the extreme environment of space, the tyres used to achieve a safe landing were an incredible design. Filled with nitrogen, due to its stability at altitude and extreme temperatures, the tyre went from -40° C in space to 54° C on landing in a matter of minutes.
All images:
-
![Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA]()
Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA -
![Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA]()
Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA -
![Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA]()
Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA -
![Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA]()
Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA -
![Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA]()
Space Shuttle Endeavour tyre, used on mission STS-68 - Credit: National Space Centre/NASA
Video
Web resources
More information
Object number
L2006-1
Location
Into Space Gallery
Has this object been into space?
Yes
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Diameter: 113cm
Width: 40.64cm
Weight: 93kg
Material
Nylon
Rubber
Steel Bead Wire
Materials & techniques note
The tyre is made of a bias-ply construction, whereby the materials used to make it are criss-crossed in layers to maximise the strength of the tyre
Inscription Content - Content
44.5 X 16.0-21
34 PLY RATING TUBELESS
228 KNOTS .10 SKID
MAXIMUM SIX LANDINGS
006-866-2 CAGE CODE NO.68030
A-56-E C-915T-1 E-19293-B MADE IN U.S.A
Associated Organisation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Associated Place
California
Edwards Air Force Base
United States
Object Production Date
1994
Object Production Organisation
BF Goodrich
Object Production Place
Ohio
Akron
United States
Credit Line
Space Shuttle Endeavour Tyre on loan from NASA
On Display Status
On display
Copyright and Photos
Photography is shared via the license below.
However, some objects on this website are on loan to the National Space Centre and are being shared through the permission of their owners.
Commercial use of images from this website is not allowed without additional permissions being granted. To request permission to use images for purposes not covered in the license below, please contact [email protected]
Individual objects on loan to the National Space Centre may have additional copyright permissions, so advice should always be sought before use.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
