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The external fuel tank caries 146,182 US gallons of liquid oxygen and 395,582 US gallons of liquid hydrogen to fuel the orbiter's main engines. Each of the 2 Solid Rocket Boosters each contains 1,100,000 pounds of propellent consisting of ammonium percholate, iron oxide, and aluminum. Electrical power is provided by fuel cells.
The solid rocket boosters fire for approximately 2 minutes when they are jetisoned and recovered for reuse on later missions. The orbiter drains the external fuel tank within the first 8 minutes after launch and jetisons it to burn up in the atmosphere.
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How much of its fuel does the space shuttle use during take off?
around 25-30%
What kind of fuel does the space shuttle use?
A space shuttle uses a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.
What does the space shuttle use to place a satellite into space?
A liquid fuel tank
How much fuel does a space shuttle use in space?
space shuttles use a very high amount of propellant because turn on at high perigee at point of igniting
What type of fuel does the space shuttle use as it nears the orbit?
Liquid Hydrogen.
How much of its fuel does the space shuttle use during take off?
around 25-30%
What kind of fuel does the space shuttle use?
A space shuttle uses a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.
What does the space shuttle use to place a satellite into space?
A liquid fuel tank
How much fuel does a space shuttle use in space?
space shuttles use a very high amount of propellant because turn on at high perigee at point of igniting
What kind of fuel did the space shuttle use?
Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
What type of fuel does the space shuttle use as it nears the orbit?
Liquid Hydrogen.
Can you use externality in a sentence?
An externality launch feature of the space shuttle are its fuel pods.
What does it use to help the space shuttle get to space?
A power called thrust and Newton's 3rd law of space which states that there is an opposite reaction. the rocket fuel goes down which pushes the space shuttle up.
How do space shuttles get payload back to earth?
When the space shuttle goes through the atmosphere, the space shuttle can then by itself land safely because no fuel will be needed. You can use the atmosphere of the earth to slow the space shuttle down allowing it land safely with the payload. The payload will still be on the space shuttle because it won't be removed, only the equipment will be removed from the space shuttle. The shuttle has to do no work whatsoever when bringing it back to earth because it won't be needing fuel when landing on earth.
Do all rocket use liquid fuel?
No, they do not. The side booster rockets used to launch the space shuttle, for example, use solid fuel.
What does it use the space shuttle to get into space?
stuff
How many solid rocket boosters does the space shuttle use?
Each shuttle used 2 solid-fuel rocket boosters, which were designed to be recovered and re-used.
