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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.
What is the difference between a space station and the space shuttle?
A Space Station monitors the Space Shuttle being launched into space and so forth. And a Space Shuttle, is like a rocket they send into space. So the difference is a space shuttle is a rocket, and a space station is a building.
Can you see the shuttle in space?
You can not see the space shuttle on Earth, but you can see it in a rocket!
What is the same between space rockets and space shuttle?
a space shuttle is smaller than an space 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.
How does a space shuttle launch into outer space?
The space shuttle is launched into Outer Space by having it attached to the rocket that launches up as well as the space shuttle and gradually the rocket falls apart and lands in the Pacific ocean. It often lands there. The space shuttle then continues its mission alone.
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
