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The OMS engines on the shuttle (there are two) are two hypergolic propellant powered engines used by the shuttle during ascent, orbit and deorbit. During launch, the engines MAY be used after main engine cutoff to boost the Shuttle to a predetermined elliptical orbit. This is called OMS-1 burn. OMS-1 may not be required based on the payload and mission.
OMS-2 burn is used to circularize the elliptical orbit that the shuttle first enters after launch.
The engines may be used to change the shuttle's orbital characteristics during its mission.
The engines are used to deorbit the Shuttle so that it may reenter the atmosphere to come back home.
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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 does OMS stand for in space?
orbital manuvering system
Which of the following describes orbital motion of these bodies in your solar system?
kinetic energy
Which planet in the solar system has the shortest orbital path round the sun?
Mercury.
What is true about the orbital paths of planets in the solar system?
the larger the planet is the slower it revolves
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.
Does the space shuttle use the liquid or solid?
The SRBs (Solid Rocket Boosters) use solid fuel. The 3 main engines and the OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) use liquid fuel stored in the External Tank.
Is an Orbital engine the same as a rotary engine?
No; they are quite different. Orbital, as I recall, was a clean-burning 2-stroke design from Australia.
Who is Ralph Tony Sarich?
Ralph Sarich was the person who created the orbital engine, and the orbital engine company. He is from Perth, WA, Australia.
Who invented the orbital engine?
ralph sarich
What does OMS stand for in space?
orbital manuvering system
What has the author W Ray Hook written?
W. Ray Hook has written: 'An alternate concept for expanding man's presence in space' -- subject(s): Space stations, Space shuttles, Manned space flight, Orbit maneuvering engine (Space shuttle), Interplanetary voyages, Mission planning, Astronautics, Orbital servicing, Space flight
When was Maneuvering the Nocturnal Hum created?
Maneuvering the Nocturnal Hum was created in 1998.
Describe the orbital motion of bodies in your solar system?
Please be more specific about which solar system.
Are there any satellites in space you can reuse?
No there are no satellites that the space program can reuse. This is why there is so much space and orbital debris in the solar system. Space and orbital debris means space and orbital junk or pollution.
Do people depend on wind when sailing?
Most larger sailing vessels have an auxiliary engine for maneuvering and berthing. But sailing is mainly accomplished with wind power
What is the meaning of maneuvering?
of Manoeuvre
