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Do viking 1 and viking 2 missions consist of both orbiters and landers?
yes
Why did NASA retire the space shuttle program?
Because of budgets, the aging orbiters, and unfortunately.. Politics.
How many space shuttle orbiters were made?
Six were made, but only five ever went into space.
How many shuttles traveled to space from US?
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
What does an orbiter do?
It orbits a planet or other body. Satellites are orbiters. Usually the orbiter collects data about the body it is orbiting. This can involve photography, spectroscopy, etc.
What do orbiters do?
We orbit the sun, which in turn orbits the center of the galaxy.
Name the orbiters that can still be by NASA?
Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour are still operational.
The viking 1 and viking 2 missions consist of both orbiters and a?
Lander
What are the names of recently launched space shuttles?
NASA maintains 3 shuttle orbiters, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. As of July 2009, the most recent launch was of Endeavour. Discovery is currently scheduled for launch in late August 2009.
Do the viking 1 and viking 2 missions consist of both orbiters and landers?
yes
Do viking 1 and viking 2 missions consist of both orbiters and landers?
yes
Why did NASA retire the space shuttle program?
Because of budgets, the aging orbiters, and unfortunately.. Politics.
How many space shuttle orbiters were made?
Six were made, but only five ever went into space.
How many shuttles traveled to space from US?
5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.
Why was it advantageous for the Voyager mission to consist of flybys rather than orbiters?
Because orbiters must slow down enough to enter orbit around a planet. This requires either very slow initial speeds with long transit times, or a large amount of fuel to slow down upon reaching the planet.
What are the 4 shuttle orbiters in nasa's fleet?
there is one cirlcling the moon and other places. dont look at me im only 13
Which is the shuttle Sent to space mOST times?
The space shuttle Discovery has flown the most times of all the space shuttle orbiters.
