| Circulating issue - Five Pounds Note dated 08/10/1999 World 1st polymer specimen note issued by a Commercial Bank World 1st polymer specimen note in vertical format. |
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| Chief Executive - Don Price | ||||
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NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space
Transportation System (STS), is the United
States government's current manned launch
vehicle. There were a total of five usable
orbiters built, of which three remain active.
The winged shuttle orbiter is launched vertically,
usually carrying five to seven astronauts
(although eight have been carried) and up
to 50,000 lb (22,700 kg) of payload into
low earth orbit. When its mission is complete,
it fires its maneuvering thrusters to drop
out of orbit and re-enters the Earth's atmosphere.
During the descent and landing, the shuttle
orbiter acts as a glider and makes a completely
unpowered landing. The Shuttle is considered
one of the most complex machines made by
humans. Note: More than a thousand of these specimen notes were printed. |
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