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A new procedure established after the Columbia burned up during re-entry is to photograph the shuttle after it enters orbit. This ensures that tiles were not damaged during the launch. The shuttle pulls up next to the Space Station and rotates to allow those on the Space Station to take detailed photos of the tiles . This is sent to Mission Control to be reviewed by engineers.
In addition, the robotic arm on the shuttle has a scanner attached to its end which scans the underside of the shuttle.
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Is the space shuttle program over?
she was in nasa and nasa as a space shuttle is know shut down so yes the program is over
When did NASA launch the first space shuttle?
because it wanted to know more about space
When did nasa invent Columbia?
I don't know but the space shuttle idea started in the late 60s.
How did Andy Thomas die?
As far as we know Andy Thomas - the Australian astronaut - is still alive and kicking.
Which countries have a space shuttle?
As of now, only the United States has operated a space shuttle program. The space shuttles were operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011. Other countries like Russia, China, and the European Space Agency have their own space programs but do not have a space shuttle like the United States.
What sort of advances in science have been made because of experiments done on NASA's Discovery?
i dont know
What was the space shuttle used for?
the first space shuttle was used for test flights i dont know i think so???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
The first reusable winged space shuttle was the?
The first reusable winged space shuttle was the Apollo or the columbia...I know that the penn foster tests are hard but this narrows it down to two answers...good luckthe answer is a: columbia (((just took the test 10-25-09)))
Does NASA know when the world is going to end?
yes, nasa knows but they arent telling! love nasa
When was the space shuttle introduced?
The space shuttle as we know it was proposed by NASA in 1971, shortly there after the last Lunar Mission was launched in 1972; Skylab was launched into space, the USA and USSR joint mission ASTP, shortly there after. As the USSR continued manned flight into space to their space station the USA Skylab de-orbited and fell to earth. USA focused what resources congress allocated to NASA to build the Space Shuttle. After a number of budget cut backs and several redesigns the Space Shuttle Enterprise began construction in 1974 and flew for the first time in 1977. After a number of test flights and landings the Enterprises was retired in 1980 and Columbia made its maiden voyage in 1981.
What are the functions of NASA?
Well, NASA basically launches rockets and the space shuttles. (For their names read after 2.) They had the Apollo program, the Viking program, etc. NASA tests brave people to see if they have what is qualified to join, if so, that person can join NASA. 1. Apollo: obtusely went to Luna. Viking: Missions to mars. (launching rovers) 2. 1st: Colombia. 2. Challenger. 3.Discovery. 4. Atlantis. 5. Enterprise. Colombia: This was the first shuttle of NASA's It disintegrated during reentry... Challenger: NASA'S second shuttle. It blew up during flight, major malfunction! Discovery: I believe it was the first to dock successfully with a satellite. Nice shuttle. Atlantis: I don't know much about it, It flew successfully. Enterprise: Citizens where curious about NASA's shuttles, so they made Enterprise, It never made a flight, until present day! And It never will.
How long has the earth been around and how have they reached this conclusion?
i have no clue on how they reached this conclusion, but on the nasa web sight it said earth was 4.5 billion years ago.but it is of the nasa page so i know it is corecet.
