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NASA has added SpaceX to it's new program (Commercial Orbit Transportation Services) SpaceX is the 1st commercial company to ever launch and renter Earth. Under the (COTS) program it will use Dragon (payload) and Falcon 9 (launch vehicle) to replace the shuttle so it can still resupply the ISS
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What is the current space shuttle in space?
The ISS or International Space Station
How long does it take too get the ISS?
It takes about 2 days for the Space Shuttle to reach the ISS.
How does food get to the Iss?
food gets to the iss by space shuttle missions. They send the food by spaceship
How many space ships are there in space?
There is one the ISS or International Space Station Just adding for clarification: There are occasionally 2 at one time. The ISS and a shuttle to bring people to/from the ISS or to deliver a satalite into space
Why is the space shuttle fleet retiring?
The shuttles will be retired by 2010 in order for NASA to channel resources into the Constellation program for future Moon, Mars, and ISS missions.
What is the second space program to send an American into outer space?
As I recall, the programs ran in this order: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, ISS .
What is the current space shuttle in space?
The ISS or International Space Station
How long does it take too get the ISS?
It takes about 2 days for the Space Shuttle to reach the ISS.
How does food get to the Iss?
food gets to the iss by space shuttle missions. They send the food by spaceship
How many space ships are there in space?
There is one the ISS or International Space Station Just adding for clarification: There are occasionally 2 at one time. The ISS and a shuttle to bring people to/from the ISS or to deliver a satalite into space
Why is the space shuttle fleet retiring?
The shuttles will be retired by 2010 in order for NASA to channel resources into the Constellation program for future Moon, Mars, and ISS missions.
Why was the NASA shuttle program shut down?
NASA is shutting down the space program because the ISS (international space station) will no further need any assistance. NASA also has completed it missions with the space shuttle program just like it is done with Apollo. But this does 100% mean that NASA is not shutting down. Their are many other missions that future astronaut's will discover. Such as the Constellation Program, and mission to Mars.
What is a sentence using Space Shuttle?
The Space Shuttle was the first US spacecraft built to accommodate more than 3 astronauts. After the retirement of the Space Shuttle, most cargo is carried to the ISS by unmanned rockets.
What are five NASA achievements in space since 1969?
The ISS (International Space Station). The Hubble Telescope. Voyager 1 and 2. The various mars rovers (which have discovered frozen water on Mars). The Space Shuttle Program.
How long before docking to the iss does the space shuttle have to start slowing down to make a safe docking?
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.
Common usages with the space shuttle?
The most common usage at the moment is resupply for the ISS
What are three real world examples of space travel?
Apollo, Shuttle, ISS (and Mir)
