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During a Shuttle launch (and most major Titan / Delta launches) air space around Kennedy Space Center and the adjoining Cape Canaveral Air Station (U.S. Air Force), is strictly controlled in the immediate vicinity and downrange of the launch area (East or North, depending on the trajectory of the launch). Center ground access is also tightly controlled, with only those who are KSC/CCAS personnel or VIP guests (NASA, other Government employees, Contractor Employees) allowed on-site during a Shuttle launch. In addition, the waterways in the area are also strictly patrolled and quarantined by the U.S. Coast Guard and elements of the U.S. Navy.
NASA makes its policy of controlled space during Shuttle launches very well known, and violation is a Federal crime; violation of any one of those spaces, especially in today's climate of terrorism, will get you at best a hefty fine, at worst license revocation and any further penalties they deem fitting.
It should be noted that the controls in place are for both safety as well as security reasons. Should there be an accident, any craft on the ground or in the air is a potential target for falling debris.
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What was the first space shuttle to be flown in space?
the first shuttle to go into space a space shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981. its crewmen were John Young (comander) and Robert Crippen (piolt). it lifted off a 12 noon at launch pad 39A and landed at Edward Air Force base in Califonia on April 14, two days after the launch. it orbited around the earth 37 times befor returning to Earth.
Where does the parts go after it comes of shuttle when its in the air?
They float around in Space
Why can you breath in a space shuttle?
The air in the space shuttle is pressurized, the whole thing has air in it to breathe.
Where are those 6 space shuttles now?
Space Shuttle Enterprise is on the flight deck of the Intrepid in New York, the remains Space Shuttle Columbia (Broke apart in 2003) are on the 16th floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, the remains of Space Shuttle Challenger (Broke apart in 1986) is in an abandoned missile at Launch Complex 46 at Patricks Air Force Base, Space Shuttle Discovery is at the National Air and Space Museum in Virginia, Space Shuttle Atlantis will soon be at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and Space Shuttle Endeavour will soon be at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.
What are some of the launch sites and various landing sites?
The Kennedy Space Center was the only launch site for the Space Shuttle missions. There are landing sites all over the world, including Edwards Air Force Base and White Sands Space Harbor.
What propells the space shuttle in space?
nothing, air causes drag and there is no air in space. a space shuttle when idling only uses small thrusters to keep it on track.
How does a space shuttle get into the air?
with thrust
Where can you find a space shuttle?
You can find Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Sea Air and Space museum in New York Coty, Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, Space Shuttle Altantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.
Temperature of the air in the shuttle orbit?
There is no air in space
What is the difference between a space shuttle and a rocket?
Answer The Space Shuttle is a rocket. By definition, a Rocket is a vehicle that burns gas that it carries with it. Where as, a jet airplane burns the oxygen from the air and is not a rocket. The Rocket when it is launched has a liquid fuel rocket engines at the back end of it. It also has two long, solid fuel rocket engines that separate after launch. But the space shuttle is pulled by a rocket.
What speed does the space shuttle go during launch?
"Yes in space it goes 25000 km/h or 18000 m/h , but exact moment when the space shutle launches is slow, around 160km/h or 108m/h,after one minute it goes around 1600 km/h or 1000 m/h and so on."Not counting other factors such as air resistance, and only looking at acceleration, you'll see for the first minute the shuttle experiences an aver g force of 1.7.We'll use the first minute only, as an example, as after the first minute, the air density lessons significantly.So you'll get an acceleration of 0.7 g's, after you negate the earths 1g.A g is the force you feel when accellerating at about 10 meters per second, or about 35km/h. At 0.7 g's is about 7m/s or 24.5 km/h.So, roughly at :-one second after launch the shuttle has a velocity of 24 km/h.-two seconds after launch the shuttle has a velocity of 48 km/s.-ten seconds after launch the shuttle has a velocity of 245 km/h.-one minute after launch the shuttle has a velocity of 1470 km/h.Leaving_Jupiter
Why does a space shuttle carry its own supply of oxygen?
There is no oxygen or air in space so the shuttle has to have its own supply.
