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When it is time for a space shuttle to return to earth it maneuvers itself into position and fires its engines to decelerate itself. Once it slows down a bit, gravity takes over and it starts to fall back to earth. As the shuttle hits the upper atmosphere it is slowed even further. The friction of the atmosphere against the bottom of the shuttle heats up the tiles causing the shuttle to glow. The shuttle goes through a series of maneuvers to slow it down even further until it reaches it final landing speed.
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How fast does a space shuttle reenter the earths atmosphere?
About thirty times the speed of sound, Mach 30 approx.
What space shuttle disintegrated upon re-entering the earths atmosphere?
Space Shuttle Columbia
What happens when a space shuttle reenter the atmosphere?
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
How does a space shuttle re enter the atmosphere?
The space shuttle has to reenter the atmosphere at a specific angle if it gets it to vertical the space shuttle will burn up, if it is too shallow the space shuttle will bounce back off and will reenter spaceAnna Shaw xxxx for seb my amazing brother this answer is for youVertical? We're talking about space, there isn't any vertical in space. What is your reference? How about, if it's perpendicular to the atmosphere. And the word is "too" not "to". If you are going to answer questions about technical subjects, at least be able to spell.
How does the Space Shuttle reenter the Earth's atmosphere?
The shuttle maneuvers itself and burns it's OMS engines. This causes the shuttle to slow down to a point where the earths gravity can pull it back to earth. As the shuttle enters the high earth atmosphere it is slowed down as the atmosphere hits the craft heating it up. The shuttle then performs a series of 'S' turns slowing it down even further, until it reaches its final approach speed for landing.
How fast does a space shuttle reenter the earths atmosphere?
About thirty times the speed of sound, Mach 30 approx.
What space shuttle disintegrated upon re-entering the earths atmosphere?
Space Shuttle Columbia
What happens when a space shuttle reenter the atmosphere?
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
How does a space shuttle re enter the atmosphere?
The space shuttle has to reenter the atmosphere at a specific angle if it gets it to vertical the space shuttle will burn up, if it is too shallow the space shuttle will bounce back off and will reenter spaceAnna Shaw xxxx for seb my amazing brother this answer is for youVertical? We're talking about space, there isn't any vertical in space. What is your reference? How about, if it's perpendicular to the atmosphere. And the word is "too" not "to". If you are going to answer questions about technical subjects, at least be able to spell.
How high in the earths atmosphere does a space shuttle travel?
230 miles out into space
How hot does a space shuttle get when re enters earths atmosphere?
3,000+ F
How does the Space Shuttle reenter the Earth's atmosphere?
The shuttle maneuvers itself and burns it's OMS engines. This causes the shuttle to slow down to a point where the earths gravity can pull it back to earth. As the shuttle enters the high earth atmosphere it is slowed down as the atmosphere hits the craft heating it up. The shuttle then performs a series of 'S' turns slowing it down even further, until it reaches its final approach speed for landing.
What does it feel like when a space shuttle break through earths atmosphere?
it feels good
How hot does a space shuttle get when re-enters earths atmosphere?
The leading edges of the Space Shuttle's wings get to almost 3000 deg F during a normal reentry into earth's atmosphere.
How fast does a space shuttle need to be traveling when it leaves the earths atmosphere?
It has to travel at least 17,000MPH.
How do you get food on a space station?
The space station is not too far out of the Earths atmosphere so they just send up a space shuttle!
Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
