How big is the Space Shuttle orbiter?
37.2 m long · 122 ft
The orbiter was 37.2 meters long.
Bowling lane 18.3 m
Space Shuttle orbiter 37.2 m
Compared with things you know
- The Space Shuttle orbiter is about 8.3× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m
- The Space Shuttle orbiter is about 6.8× the height of a giraffe Giraffe: 5.5 m
- The Space Shuttle orbiter is about 3.1× the length of a city bus City bus: 12 m
- The Space Shuttle orbiter is about 2.0× the length of a bowling lane Bowling lane: 18.3 m
Think you could size it by eye? The Space Shuttle orbiter is one of the objects in Sizedle.
Similar space
- James Webb sunshield 21 m long 68.9 ft
- Falcon 9 rocket 70 m tall 230 ft
- Chelyabinsk meteor 19 m across 62.3 ft
- Hubble Space Telescope 13.2 m long 43.3 ft
- International Space Station 109 m wide 358 ft
- Saturn V rocket 111 m tall 364 ft