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The 2 Reusable Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's) detach from the side of the Main Fuel Tank and deploy parachutes shortly after they're clear and land in the ocean. The Shuttle is always launched over the ocean, either on an Eastern downrange trajectory, or if required, up the coast on a Northern trajectory for a pole-pole orbital path. This is specifically in case there is an accident during launch to limit any collateral damage from debris and burning solid rocket fuel, which can't be put out (it has its own oxidizer). I remember having to go down to the Cape to receive some tools for the Astronauts in '97 just prior to the 2nd Hubble Servicing Mission, and a Delta rocket launch the day before had ended in an explosion just 1,000 feet above the ground. The area was littered with burned cars and buildings from the solid fuel that rained down, still burning hot.
After they've landed in the water, they're recovered by 2 ships specifically designed for the task, the R/V (Recovery Vessel) Liberty Star and the R/V Freedom Star. Once recovered, they're brought back to Kennedy Space Center to prep for shipment back to their prime contractor for inspection, repair, maintenance and loaded again with solid fuel for the next use.
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What happens to solid rocket boosters and the external tank after launch?
the rocket boosters and the external tank has their own parachute deployed after the separation and a given altitude. As they go down back to earth they are intended to land in the ocean where they will be recovered and put back to service.
What happens to space shuttle rocket boosters?
Two ships leave their dock at the Kennedy Space Center several days ahead of a launch and are positioned in the Atlantic Ocean, in the general area approximately 130 nautical miles from the Florida coast where the solid rocket boosters return to Earth. When the boosters are jettisoned, they descend by means of parachutes and land in the ocean. Divers close off the bottom each booster and pump them with compressed air to remove the seawater. The now floating boosters are towed by each ship back to the Kennedy Space Center where they are disassembled and returned via rail to Thiokol in Utah for refurbishment and repacked with solid propellent. Segments of the boosters are returned via rail to the Kennedy Space Center for use on a future shuttle mission.
What happens to the rocket when it breaks away from the shuttle?
About 200 seconds after the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) break away from the NASA space shuttle parachutes are deployed at 15,000 feet and they land in the ocean. The SRBs usually land 140 miles off the coast of Florida where they float and are recovered by NASA. Once they are recovered they are refurbished and used on several other shuttle launches.
Where do the parts that detach from the space shuttle go?
The two white Solid Rocket Boosters land in the sea aided by drogue chutes, and are recovered by ships for return to their manufacturer to be prepared for re-use. The large External Fuel Tank burns up as it re-enters the atmosphere.
What happens to the part of the shuttle that falls of in a launch to space?
The parachutes will drop from the rocket boosters and land about 140 miles off the coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. Ships will later be sent to retrieve the boosters and carry them back to Cape Canaveral so that they may be reused.
What happens to solid rocket boosters and the external tank after launch?
the rocket boosters and the external tank has their own parachute deployed after the separation and a given altitude. As they go down back to earth they are intended to land in the ocean where they will be recovered and put back to service.
Does the fuel tank and solid rockets fall into the ocean from the space shuttle?
The two solid rocket boosters land in the Atlantic, just off the coast of Florida. The external tank, for the most part, burns up in the atmosphere.
What happens to space shuttle rocket boosters?
Two ships leave their dock at the Kennedy Space Center several days ahead of a launch and are positioned in the Atlantic Ocean, in the general area approximately 130 nautical miles from the Florida coast where the solid rocket boosters return to Earth. When the boosters are jettisoned, they descend by means of parachutes and land in the ocean. Divers close off the bottom each booster and pump them with compressed air to remove the seawater. The now floating boosters are towed by each ship back to the Kennedy Space Center where they are disassembled and returned via rail to Thiokol in Utah for refurbishment and repacked with solid propellent. Segments of the boosters are returned via rail to the Kennedy Space Center for use on a future shuttle mission.
What happens to the rocket when it breaks away from the shuttle?
About 200 seconds after the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) break away from the NASA space shuttle parachutes are deployed at 15,000 feet and they land in the ocean. The SRBs usually land 140 miles off the coast of Florida where they float and are recovered by NASA. Once they are recovered they are refurbished and used on several other shuttle launches.
Where do the parts that detach from the space shuttle go?
The two white Solid Rocket Boosters land in the sea aided by drogue chutes, and are recovered by ships for return to their manufacturer to be prepared for re-use. The large External Fuel Tank burns up as it re-enters the atmosphere.
What happens to the part of the shuttle that falls of in a launch to space?
The parachutes will drop from the rocket boosters and land about 140 miles off the coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. Ships will later be sent to retrieve the boosters and carry them back to Cape Canaveral so that they may be reused.
Which layers of Earth are mostly made of solid material?
Thankfully, the solid layer of the Earth's crust is the outer, solid land we live on.
How do you define land?
Land is the solid or rocky surface of the Earth which includes the continents.
Why is the other name of earth called terra firma?
"Terra" is Latin for "earth" or "land," and "firma" means "solid." "Terra firma"therefore means "solid land."
How does the rocket land on the earth?
It doesn't, the shuttle with the crew in it glides back to earth, hence needing a long runway to come to a stop. If 'a' rocket was landing on earth... Crash or use a parachute to slow it down
What is the comparison between the vast land and water on earth?
the land is solid and the water is a liquid.
What is the solid part of the earth on which you live on is called?
The land mass
