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What happens to the used rocket after the space shuttle launch?
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∙ 13y ago
They call it space junk because they just brake off and get left in space
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Which space shuttle was used to launch Hubble Space Telescope?
beppo sax, space shuttle discovery, space shuttle endeavor, boeing delta II rocket
What would be the ideal vehicle to launch people and cargo into space?
A space shuttle, (rocket ship)
How does a space shuttle launch into outer space?
The space shuttle is launched into Outer Space by having it attached to the rocket that launches up as well as the space shuttle and gradually the rocket falls apart and lands in the Pacific ocean. It often lands there. The space shuttle then continues its mission alone.
What is the different between a space rocket and a space shuttle?
Rocket is the propulsion device (Ariane, Saturn etc) and are disposed of after launch. Shuttle carries the people and equipment, and lands back on the planet.
What is the difference between a space shuttle and a rocket?
Answer The Space Shuttle is a rocket. By definition, a Rocket is a vehicle that burns gas that it carries with it. Where as, a jet airplane burns the oxygen from the air and is not a rocket. The Rocket when it is launched has a liquid fuel rocket engines at the back end of it. It also has two long, solid fuel rocket engines that separate after launch. But the space shuttle is pulled by a rocket.
What was the name of the rocket to launch hubble into space?
That was the Space Shuttle Discovery, on mission STS-31, in April, 1990.
What is the last component to be lit at launch for a space shuttle?
The Solid Rocket Boosters ignite last.
Where did neil Armstrong's space shuttle launch from?
Neil Armstrong did not launch in a space shutlle but rather a rocket. The rocket he and fellow crew members of the Apollo 11 mission used to go to the moon was called the Saturn V rocket and was launch from the Kennedy Spce Centre.
How long is a space shuttle launch?
A normal space shuttle launch is 8-1/2 minutes long. The Solid Rocket Boosters separate at 24 nautical miles (45 km) two minutes into the flight.
What was the first space shuttle to launch in space?
The first Space shuttle to launch was Columbia in April of 1981
Which rocket is used to launch the space shuttle?
Space shuttle generally launches itself with just a boost from two solid rocket boosters(SRBs) that are dropped soon after start. The element that gives the appearance of big rocket is actually an external fuel tank.
How do astronauts get into space?
Astronauts launch from the earth atop a rocket or in a shuttle with at least enough thrust to achieve orbit.
