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How is travelling in a space shuttle different from traveling in an airplane?
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the space shuttle travels vertically and the plane horizontally
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Is space shuttle an airplane?
no an airplane cant go into space whereas a space shuttle can. they're made differently
If the shuttle travels 17500 mph why does it look like they are not moving in space walks?
Because everything (the Shuttle, the camera the astronaut) is traveling at the same speed. If you are in an airplane you and your fellow passengers are traveling at several hundred MPH but to you it looks like the things around you are standing still. Another example is as the Earth rotates, you and the surface you are standing on is moving at about 1000 MPH, but to you is looks like you're still.
Why does a space shuttle have wings and a tail like an airplane?
So it can glide back to earth and land like and airplane.
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
How fast can a space shuttle go?
I believe that when a space shuttle is traveling at its fastest it goes about 17,321 miles per hour.
What part of the space shuttle is most different from a nonmilitary airplane?
the chioken
How is a Apollo landing different to a space shuttle landing?
The Apollo capsule landed by parachute in the ocean. The shuttle lands like an airplane.
What part of of the space shuttle is different from a non-military airplane?
i dont know it is the vertical stabalizer
Is space shuttle an airplane?
no an airplane cant go into space whereas a space shuttle can. they're made differently
Why does the space shuttle have wings and a tail like an airplane?
So that it can land like an airplane
Why was a space shuttle designed like an airplane?
jankulumpsie
What is a type of rocket that lands like an airplane?
The space shuttle Is a type of rocket that lands like an airplane.
If the shuttle travels 17500 mph why does it look like they are not moving in space walks?
Because everything (the Shuttle, the camera the astronaut) is traveling at the same speed. If you are in an airplane you and your fellow passengers are traveling at several hundred MPH but to you it looks like the things around you are standing still. Another example is as the Earth rotates, you and the surface you are standing on is moving at about 1000 MPH, but to you is looks like you're still.
Why shuttle Columbia exploded in the air?
It exploded in the air due to a hole in the shuttle. Scientists later found that they were travelling in space with a hole in it.
Why does a space shuttle have wings and a tail like an airplane?
So it can glide back to earth and land like and airplane.
How do you think the Shuttle is designed like an airplane?
it is answred by they look the same and but the shuttle is alot smaller than the other object
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
