0
Mainly production costs. Take the Apollo versus Space-shuttle as an example... In the Apollo design, each 'stage' of the rocket was simply jettisoned to burn up in the atmosphere once it was 'spent'. With the Shuttle, the only non re-usable part was the main external fuel tank. The solid rocket boosters returned to earth by parachute, the main shuttle vehicle landed like an aeroplane would (instead of an oceanic 'splash-down' as the Apollo crafts used to do). The external fuel tank, once jettisoned, burned up in the atmosphere.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are advantages of a space shuttle?
It is reusable.
Is the Apollo a space shuttle?
No Apollo spacecrafts are not a shuttle craft, mainly because it lands in the sea and it does not land like a plane.And it is not reusable.
What are the advantages of a space shuttle?
Its reusable....most of the time
What is a space shuttle and how does it differ from other spacecraft?
The major difference between a spacecraft and a space shuttle is that the other spacecrafts can not be reused once the do return to the earth with the astronauts. But the shuttle is launched lime a rocket, flys like a plane and lands like a plane on a runway, it is always reusable.
What is a reusable spacecraft called?
A reusable spacecraft
Is the Apollo 11 reusable?
No the Apollo spacecrafts are not reusable, like the space shuttles.
What are advantages of a space shuttle?
It is reusable.
Is the Apollo a space shuttle?
No Apollo spacecrafts are not a shuttle craft, mainly because it lands in the sea and it does not land like a plane.And it is not reusable.
What are the advantages of a space shuttle?
Its reusable....most of the time
What are some inventions using Newton's third Law?
Spacecrafts
What is the benefit of using water energy?
reusable
By using reusable stuff what percent of litter does it take away?
45%
What are the advantages of the plastic bags?
They are reusable and good to carry things in and they don't have to kill trees
When did they discover spacecrafts on Venus?
Although several spacecrafts have been sent to Venus, no alien spacecrafts have been discovered on its surface.
How do spacecrafts arrive at the Moon correctly?
It is calculated by using a branch of Newtonian mathematics called orbital mechanics.
What is the issue of using nuclear energy in spacecrafts and satellites?
Nuclear energy provides energy, not a push of motion.
How can plastic bags be reduced?
Plastic can easily be reduced by using reusable bags.
