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What happens to the main fuel tank after it detaches from the shuttle?
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Where are space boosters located?
Under shuttle , fixed to the main fuel tank.
Why is there a body section on a rocket?
The main use of a body section of a rocket is most likely to store fuel. As you can see in rocket launches it detaches after the boosters are used up and only the main capsule remains. This is seen in starlit launches where the main satellite detaches and the body falls back to earth along with the detached boosters.
What does MECO stand for?
MECO stands for "Main Engine Cutoff". At this point, the shuttle is flying only with its three main engines. At MECO a sequence of events happens including throttling power back on the engines and the final result is that the main engines of the shuttle are shut down. Soon after this, the external tank is cut free since it's now mostly drained of fuel and oxidizer.
What is the main ingredient in the solid rocket booster of the shuttle?
The main ingredient of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters by weight is Ammonium Perchlorate, at 69.6% of the solid fuel composition. Ammonium perchrlorate serves as the oxidizer in the shuttle SRBs. The next ingredient at 16% is aluminum, which is the primary fuel in the boosters. The remaining percentage is composed of binders and catalyst substances.
How many liters of fuel can an ET on space shuttle discovery hold?
The Space Shuttle External Tank carries about 1,449,813 liters of liquid hydrogen fuel and about 541,314 liters of liquid oxygen as its oxidizer. In total, it carries about 1,991,127 liters of liquid propellant for the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
What are the 2 main functions of a space shuttle?
One main function is to manuver the shutles gas tanks so the shuttle could stay in space flying. The other function is to add more fenger-5 fuel to make the shuttle's materials work slowly which is important. There is your answer my young student.
Is a space shuttle a rocket?
The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft. It has 3 main engines powered by liquid fuel which are used to launch it into orbit with help from similarly reusable solid fuel boosters (the white rockets along the side of the shuttle during launch). When returning after a mission, the space shuttle is unpowered and glides back for a landing. See related question.
What is a shuttles main engine powered by?
The Space Shuttle main engines are powered by a combination of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer and Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) as a fuel. Both propellants are stored in the space shuttle's External Tank during launch. They are fed into the space shuttle's main engines by umbilical lines on the external tank, and then the orbiter's main propulsion system feed lines. The Space Shuttle's main engines can achieve a thrust level of about 512,300 pounds, which is greater than 12,000,000 horsepower.
Why is the Space shuttle main engine used on a space shuttle?
UUUHH...it's called a "space shuttle" main engine...why do you think?
How many fuel tanks are in a space shuttle?
Yes the main one which is the orange one and the side booster rockets that are white and there are two of them
What type of reaction does hydrogenygen in a space shuttle fuel system?
The Space Shuttle Main Engines burn Hydrogen and Oxygen. The byproduct of this reaction is water. The formula would be: 2H2 + O2 = 2H20 + energy
What is liquid Hydrogen used for?
Rocket fuel. Liquid Hydrogen plus Liquid Oxygen were the fuels used in the main engines for the space shuttle. That's what was in the big orange tank the shuttle rode into orbit.
