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Space Shuttle Columbia was forced to land at White Sands, NM because of flooding at the original site. This took place on STS-3 on March 30, 1982.
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What makes the Space Shuttle better than previous rockets?
The Space Shuttle is better than previous spacecraft because of the fact that it is reusable. NASA doesn't need to build a new shuttle every time they need to do a mission, they can just do nessasary maitenence and launch it again. Past spacecraft would do the mission, then land in the ocean, and never be used again. The shuttle will land like an airplane, so it isn't destroyed on impact, and it will be used again.
What is land territory?
your space or you own it
Many native Americans believed that the religious practice called the ghost dance would?
Stop the white settlement of their land - Apex
Why did England want to claim land in the new land?
so they can have more space too chill
When was the Endeavour built?
Wikipedia has about 20 different Endeavours that were built between 1650 ( a 36-gun ship purchased in 1652 and sold in 1656) and 1991 (the space shuttle) please refine your question.One of the earlier of the more famous "Endeavours" is the HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, a British Royal Navy research vessel commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771.Launched in 1764 as the collier Earl of Pembroke, she was purchased by the Navy in 1768 for a scientific mission to the Pacific Ocean, and to explore the seas for the surmised Terra Australis Incognita or "unknown southern land". Renamed and commissioned as His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour. So this Endeavour was not built as the "Endeavour" at all!One of the later famous "Endeavours" is the Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105), one of the now retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavourwas the fifth and final spaceworthy NASA space shuttle to be built, it was delivered in 1991, and first flew a year later in May 1992 on mission STS-49; its last mission STS-134 was in May 2011.
What was the third space shuttle to land in space?
STS-3 was NASA's third Space Shuttle mission, and was the third mission for the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on 22 March 1982, and lasted eight days. STS-3 was the first shuttle launch with an unpainted external tank, and the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor nearLas Cruces, New Mexico
Did a shuttle ever land in Atlanta?
no. at least not a shuttle by itself. There may have been a stopover of a shuttle on top of the 747 shuttle carrier at some point, but I don't have any way of checking that. Shuttles have landed at Kennedy Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base (California), and White Sands, New Mexico.
What is the name of the space shuttle to land on moon?
there is no space shuttle that is able to land on the moon.
Why did the Columbia landed on the white sands?
The space shuttle Columbia landed at White Sands, New Mexico due to unfavorable weather conditions at its primary landing site in Florida. White Sands was chosen as a backup landing site because it offered a safe and suitable location for the shuttle to land.
Why does a space shuttle take off at the Kennedy Space Center and land at the Johnson Space Center in TX?
The space shuttle launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and has landed both back at the Kennedy Space Center but also at the Edwards Air Force Base in California and the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico most recently due to poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center. Landing facilities at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX are limited and cannot support the space shuttle.
Does the space shuttle land automatically or do the astronauts use the controls to land it manually?
The Space Shuttle has to be landed manually.
What was the first space shuttle to land on jupiter?
No space shuttle has ever been to Jupiter
When will space shuttle land?
The last space shuttle landed July 21, 2011.
Where do astronauts land?
The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts all landed in the ocean. The Space Shuttle lands either at Kennedy Space Center or Edwards Air Force Base. STS-3 was the only mission to land at the White Sands Space Harbor near Las Cruces, New Mexico. 12 astronauts have also landed on the moon.
Where does the space shuttle land when space?
Most space shuttle missions have been to the International Space Station. The correct term would be to dock at the station, not to land there (since it is not located on land, but is floating in space).
Who was the first person to land the space shuttle?
The first shuttle that went into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It made a total of 28 missions. The shuttle was commanded by pilot John Young who was the first one to land it as well.
When the space shuttle prepares to land its engines are turn off how does the shuttle land without its engines?
It is the shuttle land like a normal glider?
