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Explain why a space shuttle will stay in in orbit around the earth and will not fall to the earth?
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The space shuttle is traveling at a speed such that its fall to earth matches the curvature of the earth. As a result, it is "falling" to the earth at the same rate that the earth's surface is rotating away, so it stays in orbit.
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Which of newton's laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth the sun?
The 2nd one. It took me a while to figure this out myself, so I hope this helped. :D
How does the space shuttle orbit the earth?
The shuttle is always falling via gravity, it's just so far up that it never falls to earth,but goes around and around.
What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
What are space shuttle used for?
To carry things to and from orbit around the Earth.
How fast is the space shuttle traveling as it orbits the Earth?
Answer The speed in orbit is around 17500 miles an hour.
Which of newton's laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth the sun?
The 2nd one. It took me a while to figure this out myself, so I hope this helped. :D
How does a space shuttle escape the earth orbit?
The shuttle never leaves Earth orbit, it simply goes into orbit and then returns. Moving to a higher orbit requires additional speed and manuevering, as when visiting the ISS.
How does the space shuttle orbit the earth?
The shuttle is always falling via gravity, it's just so far up that it never falls to earth,but goes around and around.
Does the space shuttle orbit the earth in what's called high orbit?
No. It is in low earth orbit.
What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
How long does it take the space shuttle to make a complete orbit around the earth?
just eight hours
How fast is the space shuttle traveling as it orbits the Earth?
Answer The speed in orbit is around 17500 miles an hour.
What are space shuttle used for?
To carry things to and from orbit around the Earth.
How far is the shuttle from earth when in orbit?
More information on Space Shuttlehttp://www.onestopsolver.com/space-shuttle-orbit-flight-path.html
Second space shuttle to orbit th earth?
The second Shuttle into orbit was the Challenger; the first was Columbiachallenger, June 1983
Triple earth's mass effect its orbit?
The earth's mass has no effect on its orbit. An astronaut on a "space walk" hovering over the space shuttle's cargo bay is in the same earth-orbit as the shuttle itself is, although his mass is much less than the shuttle's mass. At the same time, the shuttle and the astronaut are both in the same solar orbit as the earth is, although each of them has quite a bit less mass than the earth has.
What is the second space shuttle to orbit the earth?
Challenger.
