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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.
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∙ 7y agoThe Space Shuttle was not designed to go beyond Earth orbit.
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What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Does the space shuttle orbit the earth in what's called high orbit?
No. It is in low earth orbit.
How far is the shuttle from earth when in orbit?
More information on Space Shuttlehttp://www.onestopsolver.com/space-shuttle-orbit-flight-path.html
Can the space shuttle travel to the moon?
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
Time it takes to get to Jupiter in a space shuttle?
You can't get to Jupiter using the Space Shuttle. The Shuttle is not designed to leave Earth's orbit (it doesn't have the thrust to reach Earth's escape velocity) and in fact flies at quite a low altitude compared to other satellites out there.
When did the first space shuttle go into space?
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
What is the second space shuttle to orbit the earth?
Challenger.
The space shuttle travels in the?
The space shuttle travels in low earth orbit (LEO), from 120 to 380 miles in space.
Which layer of the atmosphere does the space shuttle orbit the earth?
Thermosphere
How fast did the space shuttle orbit the earth?
17,500 mph
What was the first space shuttle to reach Earth's Orbit?
Columbia
Second space shuttle to orbit th earth?
The second Shuttle into orbit was the Challenger; the first was Columbiachallenger, June 1983
