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The shuttle maneuvers with rocket engines for large changes in velocity, and little sprayers
for small adjustments. Neither of those requires air.
The wings you see on the shuttle are for use only in the atmosphere during re-entry and landing.
At that time, it maneuvers like an 'ordinary' airplane.
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Why can you breath in a space shuttle?
The air in the space shuttle is pressurized, the whole thing has air in it to breathe.
What 2 distinctions does astronaut Eileen Collins hold?
She was the first female space shuttle pilot, first female space shuttle commander, and the first pilot to take the shuttle through a 360 degree pitch maneuver
How does a space shuttle maneuver in the exosphere?
The rocket simply relies on its little rocket thrusters to move around.
What propells the space shuttle in space?
nothing, air causes drag and there is no air in space. a space shuttle when idling only uses small thrusters to keep it on track.
How does a space shuttle get into the air?
with thrust
Where can you find a space shuttle?
You can find Space Shuttle Enterprise at the Intrepid Sea Air and Space museum in New York Coty, Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, Space Shuttle Altantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.
Temperature of the air in the shuttle orbit?
There is no air in space
Why does a space shuttle carry its own supply of oxygen?
There is no oxygen or air in space so the shuttle has to have its own supply.
How people breath in a space shuttle?
they have air tanks in their space suits
How does a space shuttle cause friction?
A space shuttle still has to leave the atmosphere, we aren't building them in space. While leaving the atmosphere a space shuttle causes a lot of friction as it rubs against the air on the way up.
Where are the space shuttles now?
Space Shuttle Enterprise is at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in New York, Space Shuttle Discovery is at the Smithsonian in Virginia, Space Shuttle Atlantis is at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and Space Shuttle Endevour is at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
Why shuttle Columbia exploded in the air?
It exploded in the air due to a hole in the shuttle. Scientists later found that they were travelling in space with a hole in it.
