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Why does the space shuttle have to orbit the earth before it lands?
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To slow itself down using the earth's atmosphere and align itself for reentry. Also probably to calculate re-entry tragectories.
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Did the space shuttle ever land on the moon?
No. The space shuttle is built for low Earth orbit, not moon landings.
Does space shuttle revolve around earth before going to other planets?
Space shuttles are not designed to go to other planets, they stay in a near earth orbit, orbiting earth several times in a mission before returning back to earth. They don't really go far from our planet.
How many space shuttle visit Venus?
None yet. We have not sent one out of low earth orbit even.
Temperature of the air in the shuttle orbit?
There is no air in space
Is there a man passing Pluto in the fastest space shuttle?
No. No space shuttle was ever built to leave orbit around Earth. The New Horizons space probe, an unmanned spacecraft, flew past Pluto in July 2015.
What is the motion of space shuttle?
The shuttle is launched like a spacecraft, flies in space , earth orbit, but it lands like a plane on the runway, it is usable spacecraft.
How long does it take for the shuttle to land?
The time from the de-orbit burn which slows the shuttle so it can be captured by earth's gravity until it lands on the runway is approximately one hour.
How does a space shuttle escape the earth orbit?
The shuttle never leaves Earth orbit, it simply goes into orbit and then returns. Moving to a higher orbit requires additional speed and manuevering, as when visiting the ISS.
Does the space shuttle orbit the earth in what's called high orbit?
No. It is in low earth orbit.
What was the last space shuttle to orbit earth?
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Second space shuttle to orbit th earth?
The second Shuttle into orbit was the Challenger; the first was Columbiachallenger, June 1983
How far is the shuttle from earth when in orbit?
More information on Space Shuttlehttp://www.onestopsolver.com/space-shuttle-orbit-flight-path.html
Triple earth's mass effect its orbit?
The earth's mass has no effect on its orbit. An astronaut on a "space walk" hovering over the space shuttle's cargo bay is in the same earth-orbit as the shuttle itself is, although his mass is much less than the shuttle's mass. At the same time, the shuttle and the astronaut are both in the same solar orbit as the earth is, although each of them has quite a bit less mass than the earth has.
What is the second space shuttle to orbit the earth?
Challenger.
Can the space shuttle travel to the moon?
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
Which layer of the atmosphere does the space shuttle orbit the earth?
Thermosphere
How fast did the space shuttle orbit the earth?
17,500 mph
