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Space shuttles use fuel when taking off and for control while in orbit, deorbiting, and landing. The main takeoff engines use liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, and there are two solid-fuel rocket boosters. In orbit, the shuttle uses thrusters that burn hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide.
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How much fuel does a space shuttle use in space?
space shuttles use a very high amount of propellant because turn on at high perigee at point of igniting
How does space shuttles aid in space exploration?
they use there feet
How space shuttles aid in space exploration?
they use there feet
How was the space shuttle different from other spacecraft before it?
Space craft prior to the space shuttles were one-time-use vehicles. The space shuttles were made to be multiple use vehicles.
Why don't they use space shuttles anymore?
The Space Shuttles are old, expensive, and outdated. Two of the five US space shuttles were destroyed in accidents that killed all on board, which raised concerns about the safety of the spacecraft as well.
Do shuttles use nuclear fuel?
If you mean space shuttles, the answer is no.
Do space shuttles use a lot of fuel?
yes
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
How much fuel does a space shuttle use in space?
space shuttles use a very high amount of propellant because turn on at high perigee at point of igniting
How do shuttles and stations get into space?
Stations are built in space; Shuttles use rocket boosters.
How do space shuttles get into space?
They use rocketry. A space shuttle is a rocket.
How do they get the space shuttle in space?
they have launchers that they use to launch the space shuttles.
What battery does NASA use for their space shuttles?
They get electricity through the use of fuel cells. not batteries. The current limiter to the length of a mission is the amount of hydrogen and oxygen carried to use in the fuel cells.
How do meteorologists use space shuttles?
They use something.
How does space shuttles aid in space exploration?
they use there feet
How space shuttles aid in space exploration?
they use there feet
How was the space shuttle different from other spacecraft before it?
Space craft prior to the space shuttles were one-time-use vehicles. The space shuttles were made to be multiple use vehicles.
