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How do space shuttles launch?
they launch by giving them power and fire ANSWER Two Solid Rocket Boosters. It takes about two minutes for these rockets to get the Shuttle to about 47Km from earth. The Rockets are jettisoned and picked up to be reused.
Why are shuttles called shuttles?
The space shuttle is a reusable space vehicle; it goes into space and it comes back, and can be used again for futher missions into space. Whereas, previously space travel was done by rockets that could be used only once. The rockets would be used up after a single use. Shuttles, therefore, are the kind that can shuttle back and forth.
How can two orbiting satellites be joined?
the same way rockets, space shuttles and space stations join up. travel in the same direction, same orbit, similar speed and slowly approach each other
How many Space Shuttle have crashed?
Two space shuttles have crashed: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. Both incidents resulted in the loss of the crew on board.
What are the names of the two space shuttles that malfunctioned and exploded?
No space shuttles have exploded in space. Challenger disintegrated during launch and Columbia during the re-entry process. Neither were in space at the time. challenger and Columbia +++ The Challenger shuttle itself did not explode. The explosion was of the massive booster rockets lifting it into Space, after a seal failed on one, allowing fuel to leak and ignite. The shuttle remained fairly intact although very badly damaged, and I believe was subsequently recovered from the sea-bed.
What Presidents were in office when the two space shuttles blew up?
When two shuttles blew up in 1986, the US President was Ronald Reagan. The two failed space shuttles are: the Space Shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986 and the Delta 3914 on May 3, 1986.
What where the names of the 2 space shuttles that crashed?
The two space shuttles that tragically crashed were the Challenger in 1986 and the Columbia in 2003.
Why don't they use space shuttles anymore?
The Space Shuttles are old, expensive, and outdated. Two of the five US space shuttles were destroyed in accidents that killed all on board, which raised concerns about the safety of the spacecraft as well.
What two space shuttles came apart?
Columbia and Challenger
What are the names of the two space shuttles that did not make it to space?
Enterprise was the only Space Shuttle that was never meant for space.
What are two of the space shuttles that exploded?
Two of the space shuttles that exploded were the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 and the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. Both tragedies resulted in the loss of crew members and led to investigations and reforms in the space shuttle program.
What are the dates of the two space shuttles that came apart?
The Columbia and the Challenger.
