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What date did the first space shuttle land back on earth?
April 14th, 1981.
Can the Space Shuttle land on Venus?
No, the Space Shuttle was designed to operate in the Earth's atmosphere and would not be able to withstand the extreme conditions on Venus, including its thick atmosphere and high temperatures. Additionally, the Shuttle's thermal protection system is not designed for such a mission.
What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
How do space shuttles get payload back to earth?
When the space shuttle goes through the atmosphere, the space shuttle can then by itself land safely because no fuel will be needed. You can use the atmosphere of the earth to slow the space shuttle down allowing it land safely with the payload. The payload will still be on the space shuttle because it won't be removed, only the equipment will be removed from the space shuttle. The shuttle has to do no work whatsoever when bringing it back to earth because it won't be needing fuel when landing on earth.
Could the space shuttle land on the moon?
No, the space shuttle was not designed to land on the moon. It was designed for missions in low Earth orbit and did not have the capability for a lunar landing. The Apollo program used specialized spacecraft to land on the moon.
Did the space shuttle ever land on the moon?
No. The space shuttle is built for low Earth orbit, not moon landings.
What does a space shuttle use to land when retuning to earth?
Landing gear.
Do space shuttles land on the surface of planets?
The space shuttle landed on Earth, so yes.
WhATshuttle space vehicle can orbit the earth and take off and land like an airplane?
Space Shuttle
What date did the first space shuttle land back on earth?
April 14th, 1981.
Can the Space Shuttle land on Venus?
No, the Space Shuttle was designed to operate in the Earth's atmosphere and would not be able to withstand the extreme conditions on Venus, including its thick atmosphere and high temperatures. Additionally, the Shuttle's thermal protection system is not designed for such a mission.
When did space shuttle enterprise land?
the enterprise was not a space shuttle it was justa a prototype launched off the back of a plane to see how good it could glide back to earth.
What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Could you land a space shuttle on the planet Jupiter?
No. There are two reasons for this. First, Jupiter is a gas planet, so there is no surface to land on. Second, the space shuttle was made for low Earth orbit, not interplanetary travel.
How do space shuttles get payload back to earth?
When the space shuttle goes through the atmosphere, the space shuttle can then by itself land safely because no fuel will be needed. You can use the atmosphere of the earth to slow the space shuttle down allowing it land safely with the payload. The payload will still be on the space shuttle because it won't be removed, only the equipment will be removed from the space shuttle. The shuttle has to do no work whatsoever when bringing it back to earth because it won't be needing fuel when landing on earth.
Does the space shuttle land automatically or do the astronauts use the controls to land it manually?
The Space Shuttle has to be landed manually.
Could the space shuttle land on the moon?
No, the space shuttle was not designed to land on the moon. It was designed for missions in low Earth orbit and did not have the capability for a lunar landing. The Apollo program used specialized spacecraft to land on the moon.
