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What is a sentence for launching?
I watched as the space shuttle launched from Cape Canaveral.
What is a popular space shuttle launching spot in Florida?
Cape Canaveral, on the northeast coast of Florida.
How much time does it take for the space shuttle to reach orbit from launching?
depends where you launch from and where you go
What is the process for launching a space shuttle.?
There are thousands of items on hundreds of checklists completed by thousands of technicians, engineers and astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center that must be completed before launching a space shuttle. These preparations start several days before the scheduled launch.
What organism has a jump whos acceleration is 20 times greater than the space shuttle launching?
Fleas
How many space shuttles were there in the beginning of the shuttle program?
there was 2 .. launching to get to the international space station up in space
How many fuel tanks are necessary to lift off a Space Shuttle in to outer space?
One. That's the big orange thing you see the shuttle strapped to when it's on the launching pad.
How does a space shuttle get to the moon and back?
It doesn't. The space shuttle never gets significantly closer to the Moon than its launching pad does (the space shuttle generally operates at a few hundred miles altitude, tops; the Moon is 240,000 miles away).
Why do the SRB's drop off the shuttle?
The Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) drop off the space shuttle to reduce weight and allow the shuttle to continue its journey using its main engines. Once the SRBs have burned out their fuel, they are jettisoned to prevent excess weight and drag during ascent.
How many engines are used in sending the space shuttle off the launching pad?
five, three main and two solid rocket boosters
How do astronauts ge to space without a space shuttle?
Now, NASA launches rockets. The Space Shuttles were lied into retirement in 2011. The Space Shuttle was invented in the '80s. NASA has been launching rockets since the '50s!
Why does the Space Shuttle have to be carried from place to place on Earth on the back of an airplane?
The space shuttle is ferried on top of a modified 747 because it only has rocket engines. The engine are not strong enough to fly the shuttle in our atmosphere and it would be impractical to fly from California because of the amount of fuel it would take. Basically it is a glider when it is not launching into space.
