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Why did they name the the space shuttle after Apollo?
The Space Shuttle and the Apollo spacecraft were two different programs. The Space Shuttle, also known as the Shuttle Transport System, or STS, was not named after Apollo.
What are the 3 main space programs?
Applo Space shuttle Challenger
What are the roles of the space shuttle and the space station in space programs?
they both can be used in space to do missions
What are the names of the 3 space programs prior to the space shuttle?
Gemini, Mercury, and Apollo.
What do you need to survive in the space shuttle?
you need everything in space shuttle a oxygen to breathe,dry and packed food to eat,
What matriel is need to built space shuttle?
thermal insulation materials that were used on the space shuttle
What was the need for a space shuttle?
To break the atmosphere and go into space easily.
What is the second space program to send an American into outer space?
As I recall, the programs ran in this order: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, ISS .
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Does a space shuttle have an oven?
No. All of the astronauts food is pre-made and packaged. This eliminates the need for cleanup or damage to the space shuttle's instrumentation.
What are the roles of the space shuttle and the space station in the space program?
The ISS and shuttle programs were designed as a stepping stone to interplanetary travel. The programs test the ability of humans to endure long periods of exposure to living in space and conduct experiments on long term affects of space travel. Space travel to other planets would be best initiated outside the earths atmosphere and the Space Shuttle, as the name implies is the vehicle designed to transcend earth's atmosphere with equipment, supplies and astronauts.
What are the NASA space programs?
Here is list of some NASA programs: * Apollo * Gemini * Landsat * Mariner * Mars Scout * Mercury * Pioneer * Skylab * Space Shuttle * Viking * Voyager
