the first phase is takeoff, then the two side rockets come off, last the big orange tank comes off.
The three phases of a space shuttle flight are launch, on-orbit operations, and re-entry and landing. Launch involves liftoff from Earth, on-orbit operations refer to activities while the shuttle is in space, and re-entry and landing entail the shuttle returning to Earth and landing safely.
According to NASA's website it appears that the following schedule will be the last shuttle flight:Date: Mid-Nov. * 2010Mission: STS-134Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle EndeavourLaunch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39ALaunch Time: To Be DeterminedSTS-134 Description: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station.
The American spacecraft that made its first flight in 1981 is the Space Shuttle. The Space Shuttle was a reusable spacecraft that made numerous missions to space to transport crew and cargo to low Earth orbit. It played a pivotal role in shaping the United States' space program for over 3 decades.
Depends on the Mission, ussualy the space shuttle is up for about 3 days to a week at a timeSpace shuttle missions ranged from 3 to 17 days 15 hours.
upto 3-5 people are aloud on a space shuttle
There is a maximum of 3 G's during the shuttle launch.
The velocity of a space shuttle is 8 x 10^3 meters/seconds. Does that help?
The space shuttle experienced about 3 G's (3 times the force of Earth's gravity) during launch. This force occurred as the shuttle accelerated into space to overcome Earth's gravity.
The fourth space shuttle was Space Shuttle Atlantis, which was first launched on October 3, 1985. Atlantis flew a total of 33 missions before being retired in 2011.
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.
Space Shuttle Atlantis' last flight was in 2011. So from 2011, she did 5 missions. Here they are in order from oldest to most recent; STS-122 STS-125 STS-129 STS-132 STS-135
Marc Garneau has been in space three times. He was aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984, the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1996, and the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2000.