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What is the amount of energy required for a space shuttle take off?
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∙ 11y ago
7,000,000 pounds of thrust.
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Can the space shuttle fly to the moon?
no it does not have the required energy to put there, on the otherhand the saturn v rockets and any other rockets can.
What forms of energy are needed for a space shuttle to take off?
chemical energy
Horse power is in a space shuttle?
There is over 37 million horsepower in a Space Shuttle. This amount of horsepower is forced through all of the three Space Shuttle main engines in under 25 seconds.
How is a space shuttle an example of chemical energy?
Because when it is launched the chemical energy in the fuel is converted to kinetic energy of the space vehicle.
What happens when a space shuttle enters the atmosphere?
energy is lost
How does a parachute help stop the space shuttle?
It increases the amount of drag, since the space shuttle doesn't have thrust reversers like an airliner would.
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
How many years does it take to make a space shuttle?
It takes five years for a space shuttle to be built for a mission. It can cost an estimated amount of $2 billion.
Why cant space shuttles be made larger and larger?
Simply because of the amount of energy required to put it into orbit.
The amount of gravitational force that acts on the space shuttle while in orbit is?
almost as much as the shuttle's weight on Earth's surface
How fast does a space shuttle go in mph when it is in space?
At least 17,500 MPH which is the speed required to stay in orbit.
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
