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energy is lost
It will go to space and come back to earth in 2 years.
It heats up a lot and becomes vey hot.
the space shuttle travel in the trophosphere.
Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.
Space Shuttle Columbia
A space shuttle still has to leave the atmosphere, we aren't building them in space. While leaving the atmosphere a space shuttle causes a lot of friction as it rubs against the air on the way up.
I am pretty sure that a space shuttle is found in the thermosphere or mesosphere.
The space shuttle reaches 17,850 mph before leaving earth's atmosphere.
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
The shuttle uses the atmosphere to slow itself down from orbital speed.
To break the atmosphere and go into space easily.