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Liquid Nitrogen is used in a Space Shuttle to cool down the Space Shuttle Main Engine's (SSME) Main Combustion Chamber (MCC) because the temperatures experienced during lift exceed 3,315 degrees Celcius or 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit. If Liquid Nitrogen was not used the SSME would warp in shape and melt.
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Why is liquid nitrogen and oxygen transported as a liquid into space?
Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen are used as rocket fuel as it is the most effecient way to thrust rockets into space, Liquid Nitrogen is not transported into space.
What is the gas coming from the bottom of a rocket before launch?
What we see, at least in the instance of the space shuttle launch, is hydrogen and oxygen being vented. About the last thing we do before sending the shuttle up is fuel it. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are pumped into the cryogenic tank (the giant cylindrical container to which the shuttle itself is connected, and to which the solid booster rockets are attached. As the liquid hydrogen and oxygen are pumped in, they supercool the tanks in which they enter. As the tanks cool, some of the hydrogen and some of the oxygen are "boiled off" in that cooling process. The H2 and O2 have changed phase to a gas, but are still extremely cold, and as the liquid H2 and O2 full the tanks, that very cold gas is vented off and, because it is so cold, it appears as the "clouds" or "steam-looking" stuff that is visible during (and up to) launch.
Does oxygen only exist as gas?
No, in the rockets that NASA uses to launch vehicles into space they use liquid oxygen, as well as liquid hydrogen as rocket fuel.
Why is liquid oxygen used in space shuttles?
Because when hydrogen is burnt in oxygen - the only waste product is water !
Why is oxygen transported as a liquid instead of a gas in a rocket ship?
As with any substance, oxygen takes up much less space as a liquid than it does as a gas, so engineers can fit more oxygen into the same tank.
How does liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen enter the main engines of the space shuttle?
It is supplied by tanks, which are filled with liquid hydrogen and oxygen before the shuttle is launched.
Why are RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines used in space shuttles?
The space shuttle main engines (SSME) RS 24 engines use rocketdyne liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel in the engine that is designed in such a way that the engines are reusable.
Did the Saturn V use the same fuel as the space shuttle?
No. The Saturn V used a first-stage booster of RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid oxygen. The second stage used liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, as the shuttle engines do.The shuttle uses liquid hydrogen and oxygen for the main engines, and also two solid-fuel boosters (SRBs) when launched.
How many liters of fuel can an ET on space shuttle discovery hold?
The Space Shuttle External Tank carries about 1,449,813 liters of liquid hydrogen fuel and about 541,314 liters of liquid oxygen as its oxidizer. In total, it carries about 1,991,127 liters of liquid propellant for the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
What is liquid Hydrogen used for?
Rocket fuel. Liquid Hydrogen plus Liquid Oxygen were the fuels used in the main engines for the space shuttle. That's what was in the big orange tank the shuttle rode into orbit.
How can fire lighten in space without oxygen if there is no oxygen then how can a space shuttle come back?
The space shuttle is able to fire its engines in space because it takes the needed oxygen with it.
What kind of fuel does the space shuttle use?
A space shuttle uses a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.
Do space shuttle use any other power source?
the space shuttle is propeled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen oxidiser.
What is a shuttles main engine powered by?
The Space Shuttle main engines are powered by a combination of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer and Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) as a fuel. Both propellants are stored in the space shuttle's External Tank during launch. They are fed into the space shuttle's main engines by umbilical lines on the external tank, and then the orbiter's main propulsion system feed lines. The Space Shuttle's main engines can achieve a thrust level of about 512,300 pounds, which is greater than 12,000,000 horsepower.
Why does a space shuttle carry hydrogen and why do they keep hydrogen and oxygen it in its liquid?
Why does a space shuttle carry hydrogen and why do they keep hydrogen and oxegen it in its liquid?
What kind of fuel did the space shuttle use?
Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
What kind of fuel does a shuttle use?
The main three engines use liquid hydrogen and an oxygen oxidizer. These are delivered under pressure to fuel the main engines.A space shuttle uses a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. Solid rocket boosters use a rubberized compound of aluminum and perchlorate oxidizer.Orbiter main engines use liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen that is stored in the external tank.Hydrogen fuel is burned with oxygen-rocket engine.
