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It increases the amount of drag, since the space shuttle doesn't have thrust reversers like an airliner would.
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Does time stop in the space shuttle?
No.
How do you launch a parachute in Kerbal Space Program?
Put the parachute into a stage in the VAB. Then, when you press space to activate the stage the parachute will deploy and hopefully stop you from exploding.
How does a space shuttel land on earth?
The Space Shuttle lands like a plane. First the space shuttle gets its landing trajectory and what AFB or Air Force Base to land at. The Space Shuttle can land at Cape Cod in Florida or at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Space Shuttle then loops around the earth a few times and then turns around to face forward. Then the Space Shuttle goes into a De-Orbit Burn this is the approach to earth the Space Shuttle faces up ward at 60 degrees so the heat shield is facing down. The Space Shuttle is now flying at Mach 26 or 100,000 mph. Soon the Shuttle re enters the atmosphere producing the loud Double Boom while the shuttle flies over the pacific the US can often hear it. Soon the shuttle applies air brakes to slow down to Mach 2.5 or 2,500 mph. Then comes the next stage of approach the Shuttles Computers are shut down for landing as the Pilot lines up the Shuttle for the run way which is 22 at Edwards and 0 at Cape Cod the Shuttle makes one more Double Boom. Soon the Shuttle fly at the speed of a jet. Last comes the final landing the copilot calls out altitude and speed as the space Shuttle lines up jet escorts help the Shuttle land soon at about 2,000 ft the gear gets dropped down and the Space Shuttle lands at 250mph to slow down the Shuttle apply brakes a parachute and Air Brakes to stop on the Run Way steps help the Astronauts get out of the Shuttle. If the Shuttle lands at Edwards a modified Boeing 747 flys the Shuttle back to Florida.
When did space shuttles stop landing in the ocean?
The space shuttle has never landed in the ocean. The Apollo capsule used to land in the ocean. The last Apollo flight was in 1972. The first space shuttle flight was in 1981.
When did they stop using the Explorer space shuttle?
They never used Explorer. It was built as a replica to allow people to see inside a Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. It has since been moved to Houston.
What would happen to a burning candle if you put it in the space shuttle?
It would stop burning if there was no oxygen.
How can a person stop a space shuttle from getting burned when entering the earth?
The said person would have to place aeronautics-grade heat absorbing tiles on the shuttle.
Why did they stop painting the large fuel tank on the space shuttle?
because the paint weighted 100,000 lb
Why are space shuttle speeds necessary?
in order not to stop plummet to earth vaporize and cause small scale Armageddon
Why did they stop landing on the moon?
Because of the expense weighed against the other projects that the government and NASA wanted to pursue, such as the space shuttle and developing the space station.
How does the parachute at the back of the car help the speeding car to slow down and stop quickly?
It increases air drag.
How does the rocket land on the earth?
It doesn't, the shuttle with the crew in it glides back to earth, hence needing a long runway to come to a stop. If 'a' rocket was landing on earth... Crash or use a parachute to slow it down
