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Does a shuttle launch create energy?
A shuttle launch does not create energy. Instead, it expends stored energy from its fuel sources to propel the shuttle into space.
How much does the fuel on a space shuttle cost?
The fuel used by the Space Shuttle, known as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, cost about $1.5 million per launch. This cost is just for the fuel itself and does not include other expenses associated with the launch.
Can you use externality in a sentence?
An externality launch feature of the space shuttle are its fuel pods.
What does the space shuttle launch pad smell of after launch?
The launch pad (even hours after launch) is not a place you'd want to be.See the related link for more information.
How much fuel does space shuttle burns per minute on launch?
about 98,348 gallons per minute of all fuels used combined.
Do all rocket use liquid fuel?
No, they do not. The side booster rockets used to launch the space shuttle, for example, use solid fuel.
Is a space shuttle a rocket?
The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft. It has 3 main engines powered by liquid fuel which are used to launch it into orbit with help from similarly reusable solid fuel boosters (the white rockets along the side of the shuttle during launch). When returning after a mission, the space shuttle is unpowered and glides back for a landing. See related question.
Why does it take less fuel to launch a space shuttle from moon than from earth?
To launch a space shuttle (or anything) you have to overcome gravity. The gravitational attraction of the moon is tremendously less than that of the Earth. The moon is much smaller than the Earth.
What are the four main parts to a space shuttel?
The four main parts of a space shuttle are the orbiter, which is the main part that astronauts live and work in, the solid rocket boosters, which help launch the shuttle into space, the external tank, which holds the fuel for the shuttle, and the main engines, which provide thrust during launch.
How much fuel did it take to launch the challenger shuttle?
The Space Shuttle Challenger used approximately 1.3 million gallons (about 4.9 million liters) of propellant for its launch. This included about 500,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and 200,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen in its main fuel tank, along with the solid rocket boosters that provided additional thrust. The total thrust produced at launch was about 7.8 million pounds. This massive fuel requirement was necessary to overcome Earth's gravitational pull and propel the shuttle into orbit.
Were is the fuel stored in a liquid fuel rocket?
It is stored in two separate tanks. In the shuttle, the external tank(s) hold the two fuels as well as smaller tanks inside the shuttles wings.
What is orange object on space shuttle?
The orange object on the space shuttle is the external fuel tank. It contains the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that are needed to fuel the shuttle's main engines during launch. Once the fuel is consumed, the tank is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere.
