answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Which rocket was the first to get hit by a space junk?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Astronomy

The first space rocket to hit the moon?

lunik 2


Who puts junk in space?

Space launches, to get astronauts into space, or to place satellites in Earth orbit, cause unintentional debris as rocket stages are jettisoned and explosive bolts fire. The debris generated travels at huge speeds and remains in orbit for many years. Satellites come to the end of their life, when batteries fail, or electronics wear out and are left in their orbits to naturally decay and fall back to Earth. Finally,the worst form of space junk is the deliberate disintegration of a target satellites by the testing of new space weapons. These weapons are used to show off the technological abilities of nations and as a sign of strength. We are making a prison for ourselves since there are millions of pieces of junk in space and when the Shuttle hit a fleck of paint in space it very nearly blew a hole in the cockpit glass.


What rocket first landed on the moon?

On September 13, 1959, the Soviet rocket Lunik II hit the Moon. More of a crash than a landing, but it was the first craft from Earth to touch the moon.


What should you do about space junk?

The probability of its affecting your daily life is vanishingly small, and you may carry on as usual without giving it any notice. If space junk concerns you, you can reduce the chance of injury even further (but not altogether) by staying inside and never venturing outside. It should be noted that your chance of being hit by a re-entering piece of space junk is already smaller than your chance of injury due to a meteor or lightning strike.


How many pieces of space junk are in space?

Of the 9,600 space objects being tracked, 93 percent of these are space junk. This only includes objects that are larger than about 3 inches in diameter. Smaller objects cannot be tracked. As mentioned above, they are huge in number yet a single fleck of paint has the ability to destroy an astronaut or spacecraft if it hits it, due to the high speed they are traveling. So far, no serious collisions have occurred but a shuttle has had a window damaged by a small particle and a spacewalking astronaut had something similar hit his glove.

Related questions

The first space rocket to hit the moon?

lunik 2


Can astronauts die if they get hit by space junk...and can we die if we go off into space and get hit by space junk?

If they ever were that unfortunate, a tiny tear in a space suit could kill you almost instantly. That and the fact that space junk travels an average of 36,000 kmph (Kilometers per hour).


How many times do you have to hit the space sharke on potropica?

The question was how many times do you have to hit the space shark well i got the answer you have to hit it like 3 or 2 times and you have to be fast about it or it will hit your rocket.


What is the rocket starter?

When you start the game by launching the ball into space. Careful it might hit Pluto!!


When was the first comet hit space?

What do you mean with "hit space"? Comets are always in space.


How often is the Hubble Telescope hit in space?

Between 1994 and 2002, the solar panels on the Hubble were struck an estimated 725,000 times by space junk.


Why can't a satellite in space never hit a human?

Actually, it can. It is a very rare occurrence, but pieces of a decending satellite can hit a person, but since most satellites burn up in the atmosphere, and only large satellites can have piece survive the burnup, the chances that someone will be hit by one is very, very small. In the Space Station or Space Shuttle, that is a different story. The ground control works to prevent pieces of old satellites and "space junk" from hits the shuttle, or station, or astronauts. In fact, one paint chip from an old satellite or rocket booster did hit the Space shuttle's thick window, causing the outer layers to shatter.


Who puts junk in space?

Space launches, to get astronauts into space, or to place satellites in Earth orbit, cause unintentional debris as rocket stages are jettisoned and explosive bolts fire. The debris generated travels at huge speeds and remains in orbit for many years. Satellites come to the end of their life, when batteries fail, or electronics wear out and are left in their orbits to naturally decay and fall back to Earth. Finally,the worst form of space junk is the deliberate disintegration of a target satellites by the testing of new space weapons. These weapons are used to show off the technological abilities of nations and as a sign of strength. We are making a prison for ourselves since there are millions of pieces of junk in space and when the Shuttle hit a fleck of paint in space it very nearly blew a hole in the cockpit glass.


What is the effect of space junk now and in the future?

Space junk, in others words is trash floating around our Earth caught in a circular orbit. Space junk has caused problems and I will happily list a few for the answer. For one, if it is biggest enough sometimes it will fall back to the Earth and unlike most things, not burn up in the atmosphere and come crashing to Earth which itself poses dangers. Another is moving space junk can become problems to space stations. Damage, severe or little can be caused by junk ramming into the station. More problems it poses by space shuttles can, sometimes, hit space junk which you can figure is a problem. More or less Space Junk in other words is pollution in space.


How does the first and third law of motion apply to a rocket launching?

1st. The rocket sets still until a force, burning fuel, causes a change in motion. 2nd. F=ma The force of the burning fuel causes an acceleration of the rocket. 3rd. Action/reaction. The action of hot burning gases leaving the rocket causes a reaction, which is the motion of the rocket in the opposite direction. Note: The exhaust does not need to hit the ground to cause the reaction. A rocket engine ignited in outer space will cause a change in the motion of the rocket.


What rocket first landed on the moon?

On September 13, 1959, the Soviet rocket Lunik II hit the Moon. More of a crash than a landing, but it was the first craft from Earth to touch the moon.


What should you do about space junk?

The probability of its affecting your daily life is vanishingly small, and you may carry on as usual without giving it any notice. If space junk concerns you, you can reduce the chance of injury even further (but not altogether) by staying inside and never venturing outside. It should be noted that your chance of being hit by a re-entering piece of space junk is already smaller than your chance of injury due to a meteor or lightning strike.