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What else can be used to launch spacecraft besides nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy has never been used for launching space craft. The requirements for shielding would make it too heavy, and then there is the risk of it crashing. The only practicable energy source is from high energy chemical fuels.
How could nuclear energy make long space trips more practical?
Nuclear energy could provide power for long periods, and the energy necessary for advanced high-speed propulsion in space. However, chemical rockets would still be needed to reach Earth orbit, because nuclear engines are space drives: they do not have the lift-to-weight ratio needed to achieve escape velocity. (This was once proposed as a use for nuclear bombs, but the launch system would create massive radioactive pollution.)
What is needed to launch anything into space?
Energy enough to accelerate the object to an orbital velocity.
What are the positive effects of nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy may be used to produce electricity and may be used to uplift the space shuttles.Nuclear energy may be used to produce electricity and may be used to uplift the space shuttles.
What is an example of converting nuclear energy to electrical energy?
nuclear power plantnuclear battery (SNAP thermoelectric power source for space vehicles)
Where does a space satellite get its source of electrical energy from?
Either solar energy, or some nuclear reaction.
What are the chronological reports of space ships launch by the us and russia?
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Why does NASA launch space ships from Florida and control them from Houston?
Spaceships launch from Florida because it's close to the equator. The closer you are to the equator the greater your speed. it give the space shuttle about a 14,000 MPH boost. I believe the control center is in Houston as a "gift" to LBJ from JFK
What was the first space shuttle to launch in space?
The first Space shuttle to launch was Columbia in April of 1981
Does a nuclear bomb give radiation?
Yes a nuclear bomb gives radiation. Radiation is transfer of energy through empty space.
Where does the space shuttle launch from?
They launch from launchpad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Can nuclear fuel be used for space ships?
It already has been used on a number of exploration vehicles... including the famous voyager 2.
