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What protects the spacecraft when it enters atmosphere from space?
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What happens when a space shuttle enters the atmosphere?
energy is lost
What temperature is the space shuttle when it re-enters the atmosphere?
+3,000 F.
What is a small piece of space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere called?
It is a meteorite
What is a small solid body that enters a planet's atmosphere from outer space?
A small solid body that enter's a planst's atmosphere from outer space is called Meteor...
Why doesn't all of the energy from the sun that enters the atmosphere reach the Earth?
The atmosphere reflects some of the energy back into space.
What protects satellites from intense heat of space?
In space there is no heat. Only when a satellite enters the atmosphere is there heat because of the friction and it begins to burn. Spacecraft have tiles on them to shield from the heat. Most satellites burn up in the atmosphere once they are done or become "space junk."
What starts with a in space?
· Apollo spacecraft (US) · asteroids · atmosphere
What is the difference between an aircraft and a spacecraft?
Aircraft fly through air and spacecraft fly in space.
What matter enters your atmosphere from space?
Diamond trees.
Words that start with letter a to do with space?
· Apollo spacecraft (US) · asteroids · atmosphere
Is there any space words starting with a?
· Apollo spacecraft (US) · asteroids · atmosphere
What happens when a space shuttle enters the atmosphere?
energy is lost
Why should a spacecraft be space-tight?
Any suddenly opening appearing in the skin of the spacecraft would allow the atmosphere inside the craft to escape out into space - causing decompression.
What is a good fact for space that starts with the letter a?
· Apollo spacecraft (US) · asteroids · atmosphere
What temperature is the space shuttle when it re-enters the atmosphere?
+3,000 F.
Why does the space shuttle need tiles?
The tiles on the space shuttle form a heat shield. The shuttle enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, which creates very high temperatures that would burn up the vehicle if it was not protected.
Why does a spacecraft does not burns when it move from earth to space but it burns while returning from there?
When a spacecraft goes into space its speed increases dramatically once it leave the earths atmosphere. When it is returning to earth, it hits the atmosphere at a faster rate than it was traveling when it left. The friction of the atmosphere against the craft, heats it up.
