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Why are Apollo space capsules white on the ground but silver in space?
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The command module was covered by a white escape system before take-off; that was jettisoned shortly after launch to reveal the silver module.
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Name of space shuttle which landed on the moon?
No Space Shuttles landed on the moon. Apollo capsules with lunar landing module went to the moon. The Apollos stayed in lunar orbit while the landing modules descended to the moon and then returned to the Apollo capsule. The capsules then returned to earth. Apollos 8 and 10 went into lunar orbit but returned without landing by design. The first Apollo mission to reach the moon, and land, was Apollo 11. Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 also landed on the moon and returned. Apollo 13 had an emergency, flew around the moon, and returned safely to earth.
Who sent the Apollo into space?
N.a.s.A sent the Apollo spacecrafts in space.
Who sent Apollo 11 into space?
It was N.A.s.A that sent Apollo 11 into space.
What is the space shuttle from Apollo 11 called?
There was no space shuttle on Apollo 11
How many manned flights were part of the Apollo space program?
There were a total of 11 space mission in the Apollo program. From Apollo 7 to Apollo 17.
What happened after Apollo program?
Apollo-Soyuz, to use up remaining lunar-capable gear, such as the Apollo 18 capsule. And then there was Skylab, which used non- lunar capable rockets and capsules. Finally, there came the Space Shuttle.
Name of space shuttle which landed on the moon?
No Space Shuttles landed on the moon. Apollo capsules with lunar landing module went to the moon. The Apollos stayed in lunar orbit while the landing modules descended to the moon and then returned to the Apollo capsule. The capsules then returned to earth. Apollos 8 and 10 went into lunar orbit but returned without landing by design. The first Apollo mission to reach the moon, and land, was Apollo 11. Apollos 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 also landed on the moon and returned. Apollo 13 had an emergency, flew around the moon, and returned safely to earth.
Who sent the Apollo into space?
N.a.s.A sent the Apollo spacecrafts in space.
What was used before the space shuttle to go in space?
The "Apolo" space capsules.
Who sent Apollo 11 into space?
It was N.A.s.A that sent Apollo 11 into space.
What is the space shuttle from Apollo 11 called?
There was no space shuttle on Apollo 11
How many manned flights were part of the Apollo space program?
There were a total of 11 space mission in the Apollo program. From Apollo 7 to Apollo 17.
What space crafts have NASA sent into space?
Gemini 1,Apollo 11, Apollo 12 and i think Apollo 13
What year did Apollo 11 go into space?
Apollo 11 went into space in 1969.
Where is the Apollo 11 space shuttle?
No such thing. Apollo 11 was a space capsule (command module). Its at the National Air & Space Museum. Space shuttles had wings and were used about a decade after the last Apollo.
Are a space shuttle and a spacecraft the same things?
fundamentally all things that fly into space are spacecrafts. There are two tipes of manned spacecrafts: spaceplanes and capsules . Apollo, Gemini, Mercury were capsules, also soyuz. Space Shuttle orbiter and Sovietic Buran Shuttle are a kind of spaceplanes. can be defined space shuttle also anything that can easily carry cargo or astronauts to space: the Space Shuttle stack is able to carry about 25 metric tons, that make it a unique blend of cargo and human transport skills, essential to the Space Station to be built
How do the Russian astronauts return to earth?
Russian astronauts return to earth using space capsules.The space capsules have a parachute on it like the early NASA capsules.
