The moon is at an estimated distance of 320 000 km from the Earth. The shuttle is on average 350 km form the surface of the earth... that means that the moon is about 915 times further away from the Earth then the space shuttle!
long time compare to earth
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
The Space Shuttle lands like a plane. When it gets to earth, there is a runway and it will land smoothly on the ground.
They both start with space and they both can be in space
long time compare to earth
300 Kilometers
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
You can not see the space shuttle on Earth, but you can see it in a rocket!
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
The Space Shuttle lands like a plane. When it gets to earth, there is a runway and it will land smoothly on the ground.
They both start with space and they both can be in space
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
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.
The space shuttle had reached a distance of about ten miles (16 kilometers) above the earth, before it broke apart some 73 seconds into its flight.
The space shuttle travels in low earth orbit (LEO), from 120 to 380 miles in space.
At what altitude does the Earth's gravity no longer have an effect on the astronauts or the space shuttle?