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Rockets are launched from the ground, while the space shuttle is launched off the back of a jumbo jet.

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What makes the space shuttle different from other rockets?

Reusability.


Will rockets work in space?

Yes. The space shuttle uses rockets in space to manuever.


What is the same between space rockets and space shuttle?

a space shuttle is smaller than an space rocket.


How did the space shuttle try to move in space?

The shuttle moved by the use of thruster rockets.


Does a space shuttle use a propeller?

Rockets


When rockets leave the space shuttle how do they not catch the shuttle on fire?

because there is no oxygen in space so fire can't burn the shuttle


How space shuttle is different from rocket?

becuse rockets are for boming and exblowding an space shuttles are for travel and they also hve differnt fuels


How many booster rockets does the space shuttle have?

2


Why is the space shuttle program different?

The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable system that goes only into Earth orbit and returns. The Apollo vehicle was not reusable and left Earth orbit to visit the moon. The Apollo was launched entirely with liquid fuel rockets. The Space Shuttle is launched with a combination of solid and liquid fuel rockets.


What was used to fly to space before a space shuttle?

Multi Stage Rockets.


How do astronauts ge to space without a space shuttle?

Now, NASA launches rockets. The Space Shuttles were lied into retirement in 2011. The Space Shuttle was invented in the '80s. NASA has been launching rockets since the '50s!


How is the space shuttle program different from the Apollo Program?

The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable system that goes only into Earth orbit and returns. The Apollo vehicle was not reusable and left Earth orbit to visit the moon. The Apollo was launched entirely with liquid fuel rockets. The Space Shuttle is launched with a combination of solid and liquid fuel rockets.