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It's hard to get rid of heat in space, usually. There's no air for convection or conduction. All that is left is radiating the heat away. So it is best to be able to avoid picking up even more heat. The black tiles are highly heat resistant and insulative. The white tiles reflect most sunlight away. This prevents overheating and makes it easier to control the temperature. The cargo bay doors have radiators built into them to make radiating heat away even easier.
A side effect of this is that it is more noticable with telescopes.
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Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
What are the names of space shuttles being built?
NASA space shuttles
Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Are the Space Shuttles going to fly again?
It is not expected that the Space Shuttles will fly again.
How do shuttles and stations get into space?
Stations are built in space; Shuttles use rocket boosters.
Where does the Canadian Space Agency launch shuttles from?
no place, nobody has space shuttles anymore
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
Why do you have space shuttles?
The question is a little moot, since we don't have space shuttles any more.
What are the differences visually between the four space shuttles?
There are 5 Space Shuttles. Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour look exactly the same except for their names. Columbia's tip of it's rear stabilizer and wings are black.
