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The space shuttle is a spacecraft designed to carry robots, astronauts and their equipment into space and back to earth after the exploration comes to an end. A space shuttle is made up of four major parts: the orbiter, the external fuel tank, and two booster rockets. This parts separate after the launch in three steps:
1. 1. Shuttle blast off
2. 2. Buster separation (this boosters are at the sides of the space shuttle)
3. 3. External fuel tank separation (which is under the orbiter)
At the same time, each of the four major parts are conformed by minor parts:
Orbiter: radiator panel, payload bay, orbiter landing wheels, cargo bay door, wing, elevon, rudder, body flap, main engine, orbital maneuvering engine, flight deck, containers (for experiments and food), remote control arm or robotic arm and satellite inside protective cocoon.
External fuel tank: tank for liquid oxygen and tank for liquid hydrogen.
Boosters: containers for parachute, solid-rocket booster, booster separation motors and booster nozzle.
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Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
What are the names of space shuttles being built?
NASA space shuttles
Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Are the Space Shuttles going to fly again?
It is not expected that the Space Shuttles will fly again.
How do shuttles and stations get into space?
Stations are built in space; Shuttles use rocket boosters.
Where does the Canadian Space Agency launch shuttles from?
no place, nobody has space shuttles anymore
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
Why do you have space shuttles?
The question is a little moot, since we don't have space shuttles any more.
How many space shuttles existed in 2011?
4 Space Shuttles existed in 2011. Including the test vehicle, Space Shuttle Enterprise. Space Shuttles that actually went into space? 3. Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.
