Ina Line (Japanese: 伊奈線 Ina Sen) is a 12.7-kilometrepeople mover line that runs northward from Omiya Station in Saitama, Saitama, Japan along Joetsu Shinkansen through the city of Ageo to Uchijuku Station in the town of Ina. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... Omiya Station (Japanese: 大宮駅 Ōmiya Eki) is the name of a railway station in Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... Saitama (Japanese: さいたま市; -shi) is the capital city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Joetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. ... Ageo (Japanese: 上尾市; -shi) is a city located in Japan. ... Ina (伊奈町; -machi) is a town located in Kitaadachi District, Saitama, Japan. ...
The shuttle is comprised of three components: the orbiter (the aeroplane-like crew- and cargo-carrying craft that most people think of as the shuttle); a large external tank (ET) that holds the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel; and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) packed with powdered aluminium and rubber fuel.
For many people, the shuttle's recent missions, which were focused mainly on assembly of the International Space Station (ISS), had become routine.
The shuttle is rolled off the launch pad to allow workers to inspect and repair its fuel tank after a recent hailstorm dented its foam insulation in 7000 places
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