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What is the fastest turnaround time from landing to launch of any space shuttle orbiter?
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6 days, from STS-71 landing to STS-70 launch. July 1995.
Quickest turn-around of one orbiter from one flight to its next.. Atlantis, 54 days from launch of STS-51J and STS-61B
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What is a orbiting space shuttle?
An orbiter.
What is the cost of a space shuttle?
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion.
What is the part of a space shuttle that the astronauts ride called?
It is called the orbiter
What are the three main parts of the space shuttle?
The three main parts of a space shuttle is the orbiter, the cone, and the wings.
What does the Orbital Maneuvering System on the space shuttle do?
The Orbiter Maneuvering System or OMS are two small engines (smaller then the Space Shuttle Main Engines) that allow the orbiter to lower or raise its orbit during a mission. It is also used to slow the orbiter down for re-entry.
How large is a space shuttle?
The space shuttle orbiter is 122.17 ft long, has a wingspan of 78.06 ft, and stands 58.58 ft high on its landing gear. The space shuttle stack (the orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank) is 180 ft tall.
What is a orbiting space shuttle?
An orbiter.
Who manufactures the space shuttle orbiter?
Rockwell International.
Which part of the space shuttle orbits the earth?
The orbiter.
What is really the space shuttle?
Contrary to popular belief, the Space Shuttle is the orbiter, external boosters and external tanks combined. The bit that actually goes into space is called the orbiter.
How do you transport a space shuttle on the ground?
AnswerBefore launch the shuttle is moved to the launchpad by the Shuttle Crawler-Transporter from the Vehicle Assembly Building. If the last landing has occurred at the Edwards Airforce Base in California, it will have been brought to this building by the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a 747 especially adapted to 'piggyback' it. At other times, the shuttle is pushed or towed by vehicles similar to those that move planes at airports.See the related links below.The orbiter vehicle, commonly known as the space shuttle, is actually only one piece of the Shuttle Transportation System (STS), which is stacked with the External Tank (ET) and the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's) only after it has been prepared for flight in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Once prepared for flight in the OPF, the landing gear remains in the "up" position until the orbiter lands, following each mission.The flight-ready orbiter is transported aboard a special multi-wheeled transporter from the OPF to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where large cranes hoist it off the transporter and lift it into place aboard the Crawler-Transporter where it will be mated to the already stacked ET and SRB's to form the STS.Once the orbiter returns to the Kennedy Space Center landing facility, either having been transported here by the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) or directly landing following a mission, it will be towed to the OPF using an aircraft-tow "tug", where it will be prepared for its next mission, beginning the cycle all over again.
How fast does a space shuttle go when it lands?
The orbiter's main landing gear touches down on the runway at 214 to 226 miles per hour, followed by the nose gear.
What is the cost of a space shuttle?
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the orbiter built to replace the Space Shuttle Challenger, cost approximately $1.7 billion.
What was not a space shuttle orbiter?
Apollo, Mercury, Gemini, Soyuz, etc.
What is the part of a space shuttle that the astronauts ride called?
It is called the orbiter
What are the three main parts of the space shuttle?
The three main parts of a space shuttle is the orbiter, the cone, and the wings.
What does the Orbital Maneuvering System on the space shuttle do?
The Orbiter Maneuvering System or OMS are two small engines (smaller then the Space Shuttle Main Engines) that allow the orbiter to lower or raise its orbit during a mission. It is also used to slow the orbiter down for re-entry.
