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What is the name of Russia's space shuttle?
Buran, meaning 'snowstorm' in Russian, is the name of the Russian version of the space shuttle. It was only ever flown once, unmanned, in 1988 and was destroyed when its hangar collapsed in 2002.
Can the space shuttle travel to the moon?
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
What propells the space shuttle in space?
The space shuttle's main engines are used to propel it into orbit and make course corrections in space. Once in orbit, thrusters are used to adjust its position and orientation. Additionally, the shuttle can rely on gravity assists and other celestial phenomena to maneuver in space.
How can you rewrite this sentence The space shuttle was both a marvel and huge?
The space shuttle was not only huge, but a marvel to all those who witnessed it.
What space shuttle did not fly in space?
Space Shuttle Enterprise did not fly in space, it was only a mock-up used for aerodynamics and gliding tests.
Which was the first Space Shuttle to go into space and return?
The first space shuttle to launch to space and return was space shuttle Columbia on the 12th of April 1981, only 20 years after Yuri Gagarines historic voyage to space.
Who launced the first successful space shuttle?
NASA They are the only ones to launch space shuttles seeing as how the space shuttle is NASA's vehicle
Why do rockets and spaceshuttles break up when travelling in space?
The only reason for the rocket is to fire the shuttle out of the earths atmosphere, once in space the rocket is no longer needed and there for they detach.
How does the shuttle fire burn its engines in space?
The shuttle does not fire it's engines in space, it only fires orbit adjusters.
Why is the space shuttle cheaper to operate than the first spacecraft?
The Space Shuttle is cheaper to operate because it can be used again and again. Other spacecraft can only be used once, then thrown away or recycled. Launching multi-stage rockets is very expensive, because most of the space craft is lost once it falls to Earth.
What space shuttle never flew in space?
The space shuttle Enterprise never flew in space. It served as an atmosphere-only test vehicle for NASA in the late 1970s.
What was the name of seventh manned space shuttle?
There was only 6 Space Shuttles. Only 5 of them went into space.
