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Sometimes the space shuttle lifts off at night because atmospheric conditions necessitate it, or the trajectory of the flight might work better at night.
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In astronomy what happened in 1981?
March 19 - Three workers are killed and 5 injured during a test of the Space Shuttle Columbia.April 12 - Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-1November 12 - The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off for its second mission.
When did the hubble spacecraft take off?
The Hubble Space Telescope was carried as cargo aboard a Space Shuttle mission in April of 1990.
What is used to lift from a planet on a journey into space called?
Take off
What happened on Feb12003 to the space shuttle columbia?
While space shuttle Columbia was lifting off, a piece of Styrofoam the size of a briefcase fell on its wing. It made a hole in it. While reentering Earth's atmosphere, heat got inside the wing. It started making engines offline at mission control and the space shuttle disintegrated over Texas. Everyone died on Columbia. (I don't know how they would survive anyway)
Why is iron not recommended for space vehicles?
Because it's too heavy ! It would take much bigger and more powerful rockets to lift a craft made of iron off the launch-pad.
What did the space shuttle Challenger do?
It exploded on lift-off.
How does a space shuttle lift off the ground so easily?
it dosent, its very hard to get a space shuttle off the ground it uses thaousands of pounds of force to lift it.
What direction does the space shuttle go at lift off?
the east
What year did space shuttle Challenger explode on lift-off?
Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
When did the space shuttle Endeavour achieve lift off from the Kennedy Space Center?
1919
What makes a space shuttle lift off from earth?
power pure power
How much does gas doe a space shuttle take to lift off?
by working
What were the three phases of space shuttle flight?
lift off orbit reentry
When did the first space shuttle lift off in Florida?
April 12th, 1981.
How powerful are the engines in a space shuttle?
they are more powerful than the ones in a plane and a jet pack as they need to lift a 2 tonne space shuttle off and out of earths atmosphere
How far in advance to astronauts have to enter the space shuttle before lift-off?
Approximately 3 hours
What is the scientific principle that allows the space shuttle to achieve lift off?
Newton's third law of motion
