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That' depends on the mission. A rocket and a space shuttle have to be in orbit and so have to fly at 8 km/s. But in certain cases, the rocket has to leave the earth (apollo, planet probe...), and then these rocket have to fly at 11 km/s. So usually the speed are the same, but sometimes, rocket are faster...
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How is the US space shuttle different to a rocket?
The space shuttle is designed as an orbital vehicle that can carry a payload into space and return intact. A conventional rocket uses stages which are ejected at various points on its journey into space and then only the top or Capsule returns to earth. This makes for a costly solution to space travel that the shuttle negates.
Was a rocket the first to touch the moon or was it a space shuttle?
Space Shuttle.
Can you see the shuttle in space?
You can not see the space shuttle on Earth, but you can see it in a rocket!
Is apollp 11 a rocket or space shuttle?
A rocket and capsule.
What is the difference between a space shuttle and a rocket?
Answer The Space Shuttle is a rocket. By definition, a Rocket is a vehicle that burns gas that it carries with it. Where as, a jet airplane burns the oxygen from the air and is not a rocket. The Rocket when it is launched has a liquid fuel rocket engines at the back end of it. It also has two long, solid fuel rocket engines that separate after launch. But the space shuttle is pulled by a rocket.
What is another name for a space shuttle?
Another name for a space shuttle is a spacecraft.
How do space shuttles get into space?
They use rocketry. A space shuttle is a rocket.
Can you travel to space besides a rocket?
yes.. by space shuttle
What are rocket boosters?
The engines for the space shuttle.
How could you get to Saturn?
By a rocket or space shuttle
Which space shuttle was used to launch Hubble Space Telescope?
beppo sax, space shuttle discovery, space shuttle endeavor, boeing delta II rocket
Why did Americans invent the space shuttle?
THe American's built the space shuttle to have a reusable rocket that could go out into space and come back to earth.
