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Can the shuttle escape the earths atmosphere?
No it can't.
What space shuttle disintegrated upon re-entering the earths atmosphere?
Space Shuttle Columbia
What does the shuttle pass through as it enters earths atmosphere?
The ozone layer.
How hot does a space shuttle get when re enters earths atmosphere?
3,000+ F
How high in the earths atmosphere does a space shuttle travel?
230 miles out into space
Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
Can a bug be squished by the atmosphere if it were bigger?
No we don't get squished when we are leaving the earths atmosphere so neither would a bug
Why does a space shuttle need to travel so fast when entering earths atmosphere?
Although it reaches incredible speeds, a Space Shuttle is not going fast when it enters the atmosphere. The gravitational pull of Earth, or just gravity, are pulling down on the space shuttle with immense force.
How powerful are the engines in a space shuttle?
they are more powerful than the ones in a plane and a jet pack as they need to lift a 2 tonne space shuttle off and out of earths atmosphere
Are people checked for diseasesa before they can travel on spacemissions?
yes, otherwise they would die either to force of leaving the earths gravity or due to the sudden change of atmosphere.
What is the name of a shooting star before it enters the earths atmosphere?
The correct name for a shooting star is a Meteorite. Before a meteorite enters the Earths atmosphere it is called a Meteoroid.
How do you get food on a space station?
The space station is not too far out of the Earths atmosphere so they just send up a space shuttle!
