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What is the only part of the space shuttle that goes intonspace?
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Where does the space shuttle travel in space?
The space shuttle only goes into Earth orbit, no other place, ever. It can't go to the Moon as it is too heavy for available rockets to take it there, and there is no air on the Moon for its wings to do any landing.
How do space shuttles get payload back to earth?
When the space shuttle goes through the atmosphere, the space shuttle can then by itself land safely because no fuel will be needed. You can use the atmosphere of the earth to slow the space shuttle down allowing it land safely with the payload. The payload will still be on the space shuttle because it won't be removed, only the equipment will be removed from the space shuttle. The shuttle has to do no work whatsoever when bringing it back to earth because it won't be needing fuel when landing on earth.
What space shuttle did not fly in space?
Space Shuttle Enterprise did not fly in space, it was only a mock-up used for aerodynamics and gliding tests.
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.
Have space shuttles always been launched from Florida?
The US Space shuttle have only launched from Florida. Russia had a space shuttle that was launched from there.
Is only part of a space shuttle that goes into space is the liquid fuel tank?
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Where does the space shuttle travel in space?
The space shuttle only goes into Earth orbit, no other place, ever. It can't go to the Moon as it is too heavy for available rockets to take it there, and there is no air on the Moon for its wings to do any landing.
How do space shuttles get payload back to earth?
When the space shuttle goes through the atmosphere, the space shuttle can then by itself land safely because no fuel will be needed. You can use the atmosphere of the earth to slow the space shuttle down allowing it land safely with the payload. The payload will still be on the space shuttle because it won't be removed, only the equipment will be removed from the space shuttle. The shuttle has to do no work whatsoever when bringing it back to earth because it won't be needing fuel when landing on earth.
Can the space shuttle travel to the moon?
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
What space shuttle did not fly in space?
Space Shuttle Enterprise did not fly in space, it was only a mock-up used for aerodynamics and gliding tests.
What do you do after sending a space shuttle up?
After a space shuttle is launched it goes in orbit around the Earth. While in orbit, the astronauts preform experiments that can only be done in micro gravity or preform maintenance on satellites, or launch new satellites.
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.
Which was the first Space Shuttle to go into space and return?
The first space shuttle to launch to space and return was space shuttle Columbia on the 12th of April 1981, only 20 years after Yuri Gagarines historic voyage to space.
Who launced the first successful space shuttle?
NASA They are the only ones to launch space shuttles seeing as how the space shuttle is NASA's vehicle
Have space shuttles always been launched from Florida?
The US Space shuttle have only launched from Florida. Russia had a space shuttle that was launched from there.
Where do space shuttle exit and enter space?
The only way; the atmosphere.
Where did the space shuttle lauch from on the first moon adventure?
It didn't. The Space Shuttle is only a low Earth orbit spacecraft.
