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How long before docking to the iss does the space shuttle have to start slowing down to make a safe docking?
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During launch the space shuttle speeds up to 17500 MPH. In orbit the space station is going about the same speed. So the shuttle does not have to slow down much. At docking the relative speed of the ISS and shuttle is about 1-2 inchs per second.
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Where on the space shuttle is the docking port that connects the shuttle to the International Space Station?
It is in the cargo bay, just behind the crew cabin.
What are the jobs in the space shuttle?
There a number of jobs on a space shuttle. These include pilot, command pilot, commander, docking module pilot, as well as a mission specialist.
Before the space shuttle what was used to travel of space?
All space travel is in rockets - it is just their shape and size that varies - that includes the shuttle.
Can you see space shuttle from Miami before it enters space?
yes
Roughly how many times does a space shuttle go into space before NASA gets a new one?
No working space shuttle has been replaced yet.
Where on the space shuttle is the docking port that connects the shuttle to the International Space Station?
It is in the cargo bay, just behind the crew cabin.
What are the jobs in the space shuttle?
There a number of jobs on a space shuttle. These include pilot, command pilot, commander, docking module pilot, as well as a mission specialist.
When the NASA space shuttle quit?
NASA space shuttle quit cause the wanted to make and improve there shuttle before use of them
When the space shuttle lands into the ocean what does it do before it lands?
The Space Shuttle doesn't land in the ocean it lands on a runaway.
What was used before the space shuttle to go in space?
The "Apolo" space capsules.
What speed does a space shuttle reach before leaving the earth's atmosphere?
The space shuttle reaches 17,850 mph before leaving earth's atmosphere.
Before the space shuttle what was used to travel of space?
All space travel is in rockets - it is just their shape and size that varies - that includes the shuttle.
Can you see space shuttle from Miami before it enters space?
yes
What technical events happened in 1997?
A technical event that happened in 1997 includes the failure of the Telstar 401 satellite and the launch of the space shuttle called Atlantis 18. Another event included the shuttle Atlantis docking with the international space station for the first time.
Which year was the space shuttle Discovery's first flight to the International Space Station?
Discovery (STS-96) made its first docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on 29 May, 1999. This was also the first shuttle to actually dock with the ISS. The pilot of this mission was Rick Husband, who would later lose his life on-board the shuttle Columbia (STS-107).
What was used to fly to space before a space shuttle?
Multi Stage Rockets.
Roughly how many times does a space shuttle go into space before NASA gets a new one?
No working space shuttle has been replaced yet.
