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The last space shuttle mission was STS-135 (Space Transportation System 135) which landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) (runway) of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in the pre-dawn darkness hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011 (coincidentally, the day after the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing). Although this was the last space shuttle mission, the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), albeit drastically scaled back, continued in limited operation to allow for the decommissioning of the orbiters and their eventual transportation to museums for public display.
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Why was the NASA shuttle program shut down?
NASA is shutting down the space program because the ISS (international space station) will no further need any assistance. NASA also has completed it missions with the space shuttle program just like it is done with Apollo. But this does 100% mean that NASA is not shutting down. Their are many other missions that future astronaut's will discover. Such as the Constellation Program, and mission to Mars.
Smallest space shuttle?
There weren't different sizes of space shuttles There should be zero difference in size, even down to fractions of millimeters, if NASA did their job right
Why are they shutting down the space shuttle program?
Because there is not enough funds to keep the expensive space program going and Obama thinks if we cut it out of the budget it will help the economy
Why does the space shuttle have high speed in the atmosphere?
The shuttle uses the atmosphere to slow itself down from orbital speed.
How long before docking to the iss does the space shuttle have to start slowing down to make a safe docking?
During launch the space shuttle speeds up to 17500 MPH. In orbit the space station is going about the same speed. So the shuttle does not have to slow down much. At docking the relative speed of the ISS and shuttle is about 1-2 inchs per second.
Is the space shuttle program over?
she was in nasa and nasa as a space shuttle is know shut down so yes the program is over
Why was the NASA shuttle program shut down?
NASA is shutting down the space program because the ISS (international space station) will no further need any assistance. NASA also has completed it missions with the space shuttle program just like it is done with Apollo. But this does 100% mean that NASA is not shutting down. Their are many other missions that future astronaut's will discover. Such as the Constellation Program, and mission to Mars.
When NASA shut down?
NASA will not shut down it is just shutting down the space program. After the space program will start the Constellation Program that will send human beings to the moon at back to earth safely.
When did the space shuttle program shut down?
2011.
Why and how NASA is shutting down?
too many people died in space so they decided to shut the program down :(
Smallest space shuttle?
There weren't different sizes of space shuttles There should be zero difference in size, even down to fractions of millimeters, if NASA did their job right
Why are they shutting down the space shuttle program?
Because there is not enough funds to keep the expensive space program going and Obama thinks if we cut it out of the budget it will help the economy
When did the NASA space center close down?
NASA is still a working company.
Did Barack Obama shut down nasa?
No, not at all. President Obama didn't shut down NASA. He just asked them to shut down another voyage to the moon, since we have already been there. He asked them to focus on a future trip to Mars instead. NASA is alive and well and the space program is in no danger of being shut down.
When did the space shuttle challenger go down?
January 1986
Why can't the shuttle be a part of the ISS?
The Shuttle IS a part of the ISS whenever it docks. It becomes another large area where the astronauts can move back and forth. But they can't dock it there forever, otherwise, what are they going to come home in? They can't just roll down a window and jump out and fall back to earth... I think what you might possibly be asking is why they don't leave a space shuttle permanently attached to increase the living area of the ISS. And the answer is, the space shuttle is NASA's Space Transportation System. After Challenger and Columbia were destroyed, NASA has only 3 left, and they are far too expensive to leave them attached to the ISS, they are needed for more NASA missions. Bringing up a docking module that is designed to stay there is a much cheaper way to increase the size of the ISS, and that is precisely what they do.
Why does the space shuttle have high speed in the atmosphere?
The shuttle uses the atmosphere to slow itself down from orbital speed.
