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What happens when a space shuttle reenter the atmosphere?
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
How fast does a space shuttle reenter the earths atmosphere?
About thirty times the speed of sound, Mach 30 approx.
Why do some rockets burn up in the atmosphere?
They go really fast
Why don't NASA's Rockets burn up while falling back through earths atmosphere?
The rockets have heat cells on the rocket
What are some of the jobs rockets have done in the past?
Rockets have sent unmanned spacecraft to mars and Jupiter. Satellites put in orbit by rockets beam back information about earth's atmosphere and weather.
Do satellite ever stop in space?
No, they do not stop until they reenter the earth's atmosphere.
How does a rocket reenter the earth atmosphere?
The Earth's atmosphere is just gas, just like an airplane can get through clouds, a rocket can get through the Earth's atmosphere.
What are the ways that water vapor can reenter the atmosphere?
a. sublimation b. evaporation c. evapotranspiration
Why is a shuttle look so much like an airplane?
It has to reenter the atmosphere and land like a plane.
What happens when a space shuttle reenter the atmosphere?
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
Are rockets in the mesosphere layer?
no, there in the phiosice atmosphere
Why are planes and rockets pointed in shape?
To have less air resistance (in the case of rockets, while they are still in the atmosphere).
Why rockets can resist extreme high temperature?
with strong outer shells,rockets can resist the atmosphere's extremely high temperature created by their rapid movement through the atmosphere
Why do rockets have a narrow top?
Rockets have a narrow top to reduce friction while trying to break through the atmosphere.
How fast does a space shuttle reenter the earths atmosphere?
About thirty times the speed of sound, Mach 30 approx.
Which layer of the atmosphere can rockets orbit?
To have a more or less stable orbit, the rocket will have to orbit OUTSIDE of the atmosphere.
Why do some rockets burn up in the atmosphere?
They go really fast
