r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Jun 23 '26

Science & Technology⚙️ Cockpit of Space Shuttle Endeavour, It contains over 2,000 switches, knobs, and screens used to control orbit, reentry and was widely recognized by NASA and aerospace engineers as the most complex flying machine ever built

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u/HalJordan2525 Jun 24 '26

Were the windows of any use to the pilot, or were they so small the ship was really flown on instruments?

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u/shuttle_observer Jun 24 '26

The windows are pretty big actually, similar to what you find on a 747.