430 Shuttle was a children's show shown on TVB Jade in Hong Kong during the mid to late 1980s. The name represents the show's starting time; 4 o'clock and 30 minutes (4:30pm). This program aimed to educate children about astronomy or related topics with stories, songs, games and other adventures. It provided an opportunity for children to learn about different topics while being entertained at the same time. REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula. ...
The host of the programme was Cheung Kwok Keung aka "KK", with various supporting actress, as well as the "silver" monster "CoCo" and the robot hung on it called "LoBo". When the programme was broadcasting, many of the family in Hong Kong was still watching a Black-and-White TV and though "CoCo" was a gold monster. Some children get disappointed when they saw the "ugly" silver body in Colour TV.
430 Shuttle was replaced in the early 1990s by Flash Fax, another educational children's show. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...
Among the show's former hosts are famous Hong Kong actors Stephen Chow and Tony Leung. now. ... Tony Leung in his 2002 album, Wind and Sand Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: æ¢æå; Pinyin: Liáng CháowÄi) (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. ...
The winged shuttle orbiter is launched vertically, usually carrying five to seven astronauts (although eight have been carried) and up to 22,700 kg (50,000 lb) of payload into low earth orbit.
The Shuttle program was formally launched on January 5, 1972, when President Nixon announced that NASA would proceed with the development of a reusable Space Shuttle system.
Unlike the shuttle, this future launcher and associated crew exploration vehicle will have a launch escape system to greatly improve the chances that the crew can be saved in the event of a disaster.