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What is the material composition of the T-0 umbilical panel on the space shuttle orbiter?
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Most of the Orbiter material is comprised of either an Aluminum or Titanium alloy; it depends on the system itself and its exposure potential (environmental) as to the exact composition.
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What is a shuttles main engine powered by?
The Space Shuttle main engines are powered by a combination of Liquid Oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer and Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) as a fuel. Both propellants are stored in the space shuttle's External Tank during launch. They are fed into the space shuttle's main engines by umbilical lines on the external tank, and then the orbiter's main propulsion system feed lines. The Space Shuttle's main engines can achieve a thrust level of about 512,300 pounds, which is greater than 12,000,000 horsepower.
What kind of engine does the space shuttle have?
The Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) also known as the RS-24 engines are liquid fueled reusable engines made by Rocketdyne and burn liquid hydrogen as their fuel and liquid oxygen as the oxidiser. The shuttle has three engines. The fuel is stored in the large orange External Tank strapped to the shuttle's belly. On the way to orbit, the shuttle also uses two reusable solid rocket boosters (SRBs) which provide about 83% of the takeoff thrust. These use a solid fuel containing aluminum (the fuel), ammonium perchlorate (the oxidiser), iron oxide (a catalyst), and the mixture is held together with an epoxy and a binder (which also acts as fuel). While in space, the shuttle uses the reaction control system (RCS) thrusters which are seen on various places on the shuttle orbiter, and two orbital manoeuvering system (OMS) engines. The RCS and OMS use monomethyl hydrazine as the fuel and nitrogen tetroxide as the oxidiser.
How does liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen enter the main engines of the space shuttle?
It is supplied by tanks, which are filled with liquid hydrogen and oxygen before the shuttle is launched.
How many trips did the Space Shuttle Columbia make?
The space shuttle Columbia completed 27 successful space flights, not including its final flight whereupon it was destroyed in the Earth's atmosphere. It was the only shuttle apart from the Challenger never to dock with the Mir Space Station or the International Space Station.
The flying shuttle and spinning jenny were technological advances in?
The Textile Industry
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.
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.
What are the main parts of a space shuttle?
the shuttle system has three parts: the orbiter(or space shuttle), external tank, and two solid rocket boosetsr
What is the large portion of a space shuttle that resembles an airplane and carries the crew?
orbiter
Where do passengers sit in a rocket?
The astronauts live in the crew cabin of the shuttle orbiter.
