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The two white solid rocket boosters fall off after 2 minutes and parachute back to the Atlantic Ocean. The external tank burns up in the atmosphere.
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What drops off and are parachuted into the ocean after the space shuttle takes off?
The solid rocket boosters are jettisoned as their fuel runs out. Their fall is slowed by parachutes and they are later recovered and returned to the Kennedy Space Center for refurbishing and reuse on later missions.
Where did the space shuttle Challenger take off?
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
How fast does a space shuttle go when it takes off?
Any space shuttle takes of at 80 th 90 miles per hour that's fast
What happens after the shace shuttle takes off?
After the space shuttle takes off, it goes into outer space. The astronauts in the space ship keep in contact with the people in case they need help, but are on their own for the most part.
What part of the shuttle drops off after takeoff on a space shuttle?
The Solid Rocket Booster is detached and dropped after the first minute or two of flight. It may then be recovered and used again.
What drops off and are parachuted into the ocean after the space shuttle takes off?
The solid rocket boosters are jettisoned as their fuel runs out. Their fall is slowed by parachutes and they are later recovered and returned to the Kennedy Space Center for refurbishing and reuse on later missions.
After take off the shuttle drop off in the ocean?
The Challenger on January 28, 1986.
In what part of the ocean is the drop off?
The part of the ocean that steeply drops off is called the continental shelf.
Where did the space shuttle Challenger take off?
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
How fast does a space shuttle go when it takes off?
Any space shuttle takes of at 80 th 90 miles per hour that's fast
What happens after the shace shuttle takes off?
After the space shuttle takes off, it goes into outer space. The astronauts in the space ship keep in contact with the people in case they need help, but are on their own for the most part.
What part of the shuttle drops off after takeoff on a space shuttle?
The Solid Rocket Booster is detached and dropped after the first minute or two of flight. It may then be recovered and used again.
What is the red thing that takes off with the space shuttle?
thats the fuel tank
The Space Shuttle takes off like a ............flies around the earth like a........... and lands like an?
the space shuttle takes off like a rocket flies around the earth like a bird and lands like an airoplane
How much would a space shuttle pollute when it takes off?
it creates a 5.836 tones of pollution
Why are clouds of steam produced when the space shuttle takes off?
because it is the water vapour is evaporating
What part falls off after takeoff on a space shuttle?
The Solid Rocket Booster drops off after it has been used completely, to reduce unneeded weight, and so it may be used again.
