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Spacecraft do not exit orbit in order to enter space. When a space craft is launched, once it is going fast enough to not fall back down, it is now in orbit. It's the same principle as spinning a yo-yo around your hand. At this point, if the space craft speeds up even faster, it could eventually reach a speed in which it is no longer able to be held onto by earth's gravity. Regardless of if this happens, it will still be in space. An object is defined as entering space once it reaches an altitude of 100 km. At this height, in order to maintain orbit, it would require a speed of at least 7.85 km/s.
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What is a description of a space shuttle?
A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft meant for manned missions into orbit.
What is the motion of space shuttle?
The shuttle is launched like a spacecraft, flies in space , earth orbit, but it lands like a plane on the runway, it is usable spacecraft.
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the spacecraft?
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the space craft
What is a deorbit burn that is done by space shuttles on reentry?
The firing of a spacecraft's engine against the direction of motion to cut the spacecraft's orbital speed. The speed reduction places the spacecraft in a lower orbit. If this lower orbit passes through Earth's atmosphere, the spacecraft reenters.
First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
What is a description of a space shuttle?
A space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft meant for manned missions into orbit.
What is the motion of space shuttle?
The shuttle is launched like a spacecraft, flies in space , earth orbit, but it lands like a plane on the runway, it is usable spacecraft.
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the spacecraft?
What nationaility was the first man to orbit the earth in the space craft
What is the mass of a spacecraft when it is in orbit around the moon?
It has the same mass as when it is here on earth. The mass of an object do not change when it is in space, or in orbit.
What is a deorbit burn that is done by space shuttles on reentry?
The firing of a spacecraft's engine against the direction of motion to cut the spacecraft's orbital speed. The speed reduction places the spacecraft in a lower orbit. If this lower orbit passes through Earth's atmosphere, the spacecraft reenters.
First to orbit a manned spacecraft around the earth and recover both the spacecraft and the astronaut?
The USSR put Yury Gagarin into earth orbit. He was the first man in space and the first to orbit the earth on April 12, 1961. Mercury
Who is the first person who jumped into earth orbit without a spacecraft?
Not yet so far..:-)because its not possible to a human to go onto a space without any spacecraft... but The first man who jumped in an earth's orbit with a spacecraft is "YURI GAGARIN"
Where did the space shuttle lauch from on the first moon adventure?
It didn't. The Space Shuttle is only a low Earth orbit spacecraft.
Which of the mariner series of space probes was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet?
Mariner 9
If a spacecraft is in orbit around the earth and the its speed increases enough to destroy the balance between centrifugal force and gravity what happens to the spacecraft?
it travels into space
Why does the space station travel so fast?
The International Space Station is in a low Earth orbit between 199 mi and 216 mi. To maintain this orbit, the space station has to travel at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour. If a spacecraft was launched sideways off the Earth with a low velocity, gravity would pull it towards the ground. If the spacecraft was launched at a faster velocity, it would hit the ground at a farther distance because the ground would be curving away at a faster rate. However if the spacecraft was launched fast enough, the Earth would constantly curve away as the spacecraft falls indefinitely. The spacecraft would be in orbit. The speed required for the International Space Station to orbit is 17,500 miles per hour. The higher an object's orbit is, the slower it has to travel to maintain that orbit.
How long to get to space station by space shuttle?
Because the space station is in such a bad orbit for US spacecraft to launch to, it takes about 2 days in space for the shuttle to rendevous with the space station. The space station was built by the US & Russians, spacecraft from both countries had to be able to send supplies up on a regular basis, so the orbit of the ISS is difficult for the shuttle to reach.
