3 minutes
One Week
When in the orbit, space shuttles kinetic energy is in large amounts. The energy must the disposed for a safe landing. Reentry space shuttles must show blunt shapes for the heat energy to be released into the atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Challenger failed during launch. Space Shuttle Columbia failed during reentry.
1.5
About 47,000 K
One Week
When in the orbit, space shuttles kinetic energy is in large amounts. The energy must the disposed for a safe landing. Reentry space shuttles must show blunt shapes for the heat energy to be released into the atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Challenger failed during launch. Space Shuttle Columbia failed during reentry.
1.5
About 47,000 K
The last space shuttle landing was by Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 21 at 5:57 a.m. EDT.
There was no space shuttle involved in the first lunar landing.
nothing. it blew up in reentry.
2003
Columbia
The space shuttle has a reentry speed of about 17,000 miles per hour.
The Space Shuttle Colombia disintegrated on reentry in 2003.