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How many shuttles have been lost?
Two out of five Space Shuttles: Challager and Columbia, were the only 2 shuttles to be lost, challager exploded 72 seconds after takeoff while Columbia burned up in the atmosphere.
How many space shuttles have been built?
6. Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour.
What is the force that prevents objects on on or close to earth from getting lost in space such as the space station space shuttles or airplanes?
Gravity.
Which two space shuttles were lost to accidents?
The space shuttles lost to accidents were the Challenger, which disintegrated in 1986 shortly after launch, and the Columbia, which broke apart during re-entry in 2003. Both accidents resulted in the loss of all crew members aboard.
Do supercomputers help guide space shuttles?
The Columbia supercomputer helped NASA guide the space shuttle. This supercomputer was named after the Columbia crew lost in an explosion in 2003 at lift off.
What two space shuttles has NASA lost?
The first space shuttle to explode during liftoff was the space shuttle Challengerin 1986. The second shuttle disaster occured on the 1st of Febuary 2003 to space shuttle Columbia. In boh disasters, 7 astronauts lost their lives.
How many space shuttles were built?
There were six space shuttles built between the late 70s and early 1990s. Their names are: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery,Atlantis and Endeavor. The Enterprise flew several times on top of a modified Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, and did glidding tests in the 70s, but never went into space. This tests lead to discovering problems with heat tiles falling off that were resolved in later shuttles. Both the Challenger and the Columbia were lost in accidents, the Challenger as it took off from Florida, the Columbia as it re-entered the atmosphere.
Why are computers used in space shuttles and rockets?
The reason being is that N.A.S.A does not want to lose millions and billions of dollars in shuttles or crafts so they put computers that can be tracked and remotely controlled so people do not risk their lives in space and so the shuttles/crafts don't get lost in space.
Where has Mary Hart been?
Mary Hart is a space cadet, she has been lost in space for years.
How many space shuttles are existing?
there were originally five, but Challenger and Columbia were lost. now there are three still in operation - Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour. Another shuttle exists, Enterprise (the first one), but it is not space worthy and was designed for glide tests and fit checks. it has, however, been flown by astronauts, so it deserves mention.
What are space shuttles designed for?
The space shuttle is a space vehicle designed to carry five to seven crew members into space. It is made of four components namely, external tank, two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and one orbiter.The orbiter is reuseable as well as the SRBs. The external tank is lost in space.
How many space shuttles are there?
Enterprise - Not capable of space flightColumbia - Lost on entryChallenger - Lost on take offDiscoveryAtlantisEndeavor
