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The space shuttle would not be able to land on an Aircraft carrier. It needs a lot longer runway.
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Would the space shuttle float on water?
It should, it's air tight. An Aircraft carrier floats and it's hugh. Any rocket scientists out there?
What is the name of kalpana chawla's aircraft?
Discovery.It is a space shuttle not a aircraft.
How were Apollo landings on earth different to space shuttle landings?
The Apollo capsule landings were planned to "splash down" in an ocean for recovery by an aircraft carrier standing by. The space shuttle landings more closely resemble a commercial aircraft landing. The space shuttle safely touches down on a runway.
What is the name of kalpana chawla?
Discovery.It is a space shuttle not a aircraft.
What is the fastest airplane now?
For an aircraft that flies in atmosphere, you are looking for the SR-71 Blackbird. For in space, that aircraft is the space shuttle.
What kind of aircraft is needed for travel in the thermosphere?
aircraft needed to travel the stratosphere
Why does the space shuttle have structurescommon to a aircraft and spacecraft?
hat makeit gas
Aircraft in which kalpana chawla died?
the space shuttle was named as Columbia
If aircraft fly in space why not aeroplanes?
Only specialized aircraft fly in space - airplanes are not pressurized or shielded the way rockets and the space shuttle are, so they can't go into space.
Why does a space shuttle lands the way it does?
The space shuttle lands like an aircraft because it is the safest and simplest way, currently, to land a reusable craft.
What is the difference between a space shuttle and a space plane?
The Space Shuttle refers to NASA's particular space plane, whereas a space plane encompasses all aircraft which takeoff from Earth's surface into space and then land on return.
What space in America is 4 football fields long?
an aircraft carrier
