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What is the fuel for the rockets that carries the shuttle to space?
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High octane jet fuel.
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Why is the space shuttle program different?
The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable system that goes only into Earth orbit and returns. The Apollo vehicle was not reusable and left Earth orbit to visit the moon. The Apollo was launched entirely with liquid fuel rockets. The Space Shuttle is launched with a combination of solid and liquid fuel rockets.
What is the external tank used for on a space shuttle?
the external tank carries the fuel
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.
How is the space shuttle program different from the Apollo Program?
The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable system that goes only into Earth orbit and returns. The Apollo vehicle was not reusable and left Earth orbit to visit the moon. The Apollo was launched entirely with liquid fuel rockets. The Space Shuttle is launched with a combination of solid and liquid fuel rockets.
Why does the space shuttle carry oxygen?
The space shuttle carries oxygen for two reasons: to allow the crew to breathe and to act as an oxidizer for its hydrogen fuel.
Why does space shuttle carry oxygen?
The space shuttle carries oxygen for two reasons: to allow the crew to breathe and to act as an oxidizer for its hydrogen fuel.
What kind of fuel do they use in rockets?
Primarily there are two types of fuels used in most rockets today. The space shuttle, at liftoff, uses both. Solid fuel and liquid fuel. Solid fuel rockets are much like the bottle rockets you can buy in a fireworks store. Once they are lit, the burn all of the fuel available and then burn out. The 2 white rockets on the side of the orange tank holding the space shuttle are Solid Rocket Boosters. The large orange tank that holds the space shuttle is full of liquid full that the shuttle uses as it lifts off into space. That fuel is actually liquid.
Space shuttle that makes it fly?
The Shuttle is launched by two Solid Booster Rockets attached to a large rust-colored fuel tank. In space, it uses it's own boosters.
Do all rocket use liquid fuel?
No, they do not. The side booster rockets used to launch the space shuttle, for example, use solid fuel.
Why are space shuttles better modes of tranportation than earlier rockets?
Unlike earlier rockets which used capsules to transport crew, space shuttle orbiters, their engines and solid rocket boosters are reusable. Only the external fuel tank is discarded during space shuttle missions
Is there any oxygen inside the space shuttles?
Yes. The space shuttle carries oxygen for its crew to breathe and to act as an oxidizer for its fuel.
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.
