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Why would it not be possible to use a jet engine on a spacecraft to take a man to the moon?
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∙ 15y ago
Have you SEEN the price of gasoline lately....Just kidding-- Rockets fuels are rated by Specific Impulse, a measure of how fast the explosion travels when it shoots out the back. Gasoline is good as a fuel, but not as good as many others. The space shuttle uses hydrogen and oxygen.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoJet engines require oxygen to ignite their fuel. Since there is no oxygen in space, a jet engine would not function. Rocket engines combine liquid hydrogen with liquid oxygen for combustion, so they carry their oxygen source with them.
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∙ 12y agoJet engines use the oxygen in the air to get the fuel to burn. In space there's no oxygen, so a jet engine would simply go out. Space rockets carry both their fuel and their oxygen, which allows them to work in the vacuum of space.
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∙ 12y agono jet engines use air intakes which are not possible in large enough quantities in space
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∙ 9y agoA jet engine with its own oxygen supply is by definition a rocket.
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∙ 16y agoThere is no oxygen in space
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What was significant about the landing of the us spacecraft surveryor on the moon?
It proved that it was possible to make a soft landing on the moon.
What is the lunar module engine?
The Lunar module, is a spacecraft part of the Apollo spacecraft, the job is they use the Lunar module to transfer astronauts to and from the moon.
How does a spacecraft land on the moon?
The spacecraft uses a lunar module to land on the moon.
What mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
How the life is possible on the moon?
not possible without world-engine
What was significant about the landing of the us spacecraft surveryor on the moon?
It proved that it was possible to make a soft landing on the moon.
What is the lunar module engine?
The Lunar module, is a spacecraft part of the Apollo spacecraft, the job is they use the Lunar module to transfer astronauts to and from the moon.
How does a spacecraft land on the moon?
The spacecraft uses a lunar module to land on the moon.
What mission was the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon?
The first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon was the Apollo 8 spacecraft.
How the life is possible on the moon?
not possible without world-engine
Spacecraft that landed on the moon?
The spacecraft that landed on the moon , was called the Lunar module, The name was The Eagle.
Which spacecraft made the first soft landing on the moon?
The first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the moon was the surveyor 1 spacecraft in 1966.
Would you Survive on the moon with out a helmet?
Inside a spacecraft probably. Outside the craft, no.
Does a spacecraft land on the moon?
a spacecraft is anything from satellites to shuttles.
Is it possible for humans to live on moon europa?
No, because there are currently no spacecraft capable of sending astronauts that far into space. Plus, they would need lots of food and fresh water.
What was the name of the first aircraft on the moon?
The first spacecraft on the moon was called Eagle. After the Jules verne spacecraft.
The first spacecraft to land on the moon?
The Russian vehicle Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon.
