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The launch pad (even hours after launch) is not a place you'd want to be.
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How was space shuttle built?
The space shuttle was built in sections and put together on the launch pad.
What is the total height of the space shuttle on the launch pad?
The space shuttle stands at 184 feet (56 meters) high, on top of a mounded pad.
What was the first shuttle launch on pad b?
The first Space Shuttle launch from Launch Pad 39-B was STS-51L on January 28, 1986. However STS-51L ended in disaster when the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the Atlantic ocean. A total of 53 space shuttle missions have launched from pad 39-B, although no more are planned in the future. In the future, pad 39-B is planned to be used for Ares I launches.
What happens to the launch pad after launch?
It is a little burnt but the launch pad is designed to take extreme heat and pressure created by the space shuttle. If it wasn't, they would have to make a new launch pad every launch and those things are worth a pretty penny...
How did space shuttle Columbia get to launch pad in 1981?
Nasa has two big vehicles called crawlers: the shuttle gets lifted vertically onto the top of these crawlers, attached to the other rockets, then the crawler 'crawls' to the launch "site" where takeoff happens. so technically, the launch "pad" is the top of the crawler, so the shuttle got to the "pad" on a crane, but got to the launch "site" on top of the nasa crawler.
How was space shuttle built?
The space shuttle was built in sections and put together on the launch pad.
Did each space shuttle launch from the same launch pad?
Type your answer here... no
What is the total height of the space shuttle on the launch pad?
The space shuttle stands at 184 feet (56 meters) high, on top of a mounded pad.
What was the first shuttle launch on pad b?
The first Space Shuttle launch from Launch Pad 39-B was STS-51L on January 28, 1986. However STS-51L ended in disaster when the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the Atlantic ocean. A total of 53 space shuttle missions have launched from pad 39-B, although no more are planned in the future. In the future, pad 39-B is planned to be used for Ares I launches.
What happens to the launch pad after launch?
It is a little burnt but the launch pad is designed to take extreme heat and pressure created by the space shuttle. If it wasn't, they would have to make a new launch pad every launch and those things are worth a pretty penny...
What is the height of the Space Shuttle not on the launch pad?
I found information on the orbiter being 122 feet in length
How did space shuttle Columbia get to launch pad in 1981?
Nasa has two big vehicles called crawlers: the shuttle gets lifted vertically onto the top of these crawlers, attached to the other rockets, then the crawler 'crawls' to the launch "site" where takeoff happens. so technically, the launch "pad" is the top of the crawler, so the shuttle got to the "pad" on a crane, but got to the launch "site" on top of the nasa crawler.
Where was the first space shuttle launched from?
The first shuttle (STS-1) was launched on April 12, 1981 from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
By what means does the shuttle assembly attach to the launch pad?
The Space Shuttle assembly or as NASA refers to it "the stack" is attached by 4 bolts on each of the 2 solid rocket boosters to the mobile launch platform.
What forces are acting on a shuttle as it sits on the launch pad?
As the shuttle sits on the launch pad before the engines are started, the only forces acting on it are gravity, and perhaps the force of wind.
Where does the shuttle take off from?
Launch Pad - it is shot off to space vertically with SRB (solid rocket boosters) - havent you seen om TV - shuttle being launched??
How quickly does the space shuttle reach 100 Mph from the launch pad?
after 5 seconds it is already traveling over 100 mph that's just as it clears the launch tower
