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Why will the Hubble Space telescope burn when it will enter earth's atmosphere while other rockets can enter the atmosphere?
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The Hubble Space Telescope was originally designed for the payload bay of a space shuttle, and was originally intended for the Smithsonian Museum; after the HST had completed its missions, the shuttle would pluck it from orbit and return it to Earth.
With the premature retirement of the space shuttle fleet, and after the losses of Challenger and Columbia, it will no longer be possible to bring it back.
And other than specialized reentry vehicles like the Shuttle, there are no rockets that return to Earth without burning up in the atmosphere.
More specifically, the Shuttle's flimsy structure and enormous solar panel "wings" would cause it to tumble and disintegrate while falling through the atmosphere.
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What is the hubble telescope doing?
it is Floating around in an Orbit outside of Earths atmosphere taking Photos!
Was the hubble space telescope built to observe objects without the interference of the earths atmosphere?
Yes, that is the whole idea of putting a telescope up into space.
Why is Mr. Hubble so famous for the Hubble telescope?
It is the first outer space telescope and the images are so much more accurate it overall helps astronomers to have a better idea f what it actually looks like as normal telescopes are distorted by the earths atmosphere
Why is the Hubble space telescope in space and not on Earth?
Because the earths atmosphere tends to block and stir up some of the light from stars and so by having a telescope not in the atmosphere no light is blocked and there are no air currents or density differences so you can see more than a telescope on the ground.
Why is hubble located on the outside of earths atmosphere?
because it has to be
Why is it important that the hubble telescope is outside the earths atmosphere?
Outside the atmosphere the telescope has no interference, precisely by the atmosphere. The telescope can get a clearer picture, and see certain wavelengengths that don't reach Earth.Outside the atmosphere the telescope has no interference, precisely by the atmosphere. The telescope can get a clearer picture, and see certain wavelengengths that don't reach Earth.Outside the atmosphere the telescope has no interference, precisely by the atmosphere. The telescope can get a clearer picture, and see certain wavelengengths that don't reach Earth.Outside the atmosphere the telescope has no interference, precisely by the atmosphere. The telescope can get a clearer picture, and see certain wavelengengths that don't reach Earth.
Is hubble telescope geostatic?
The Hubble Space Telescope (or HST) is not in a geostationary orbit. The HST is located at an average altitude of 600 Km. Earths' geostationary orbit is at approximately 36 000 Km.
Does the hubble telescope interfer with the earths atmosphere?
No. Actually, if there is any interference, it's just the opposite.Just like any other artificial satellite, if the Hubble were to drop low enough to encounterany appreciable atmosphere, it would soon fall out of orbit, re-enter the atmosphere, andburn up because of atmospheric friction. For that reason, it has to be kept high enough toavoid virtually all of the atmosphere.
Why don't NASA's Rockets burn up while falling back through earths atmosphere?
The rockets have heat cells on the rocket
Why is the hubble space telescopes considered the eye in the sky?
The atmosphere of earth tends to distort images from space. Since Hubble operates outside earths atmosphere, the images it can produce are much more clear.
What are rockets made off?
steel, with durible titanuim palting to protect it from breaking up in earths atmosphere
What does space telescope mean?
This usually refers to a telescope that is actually located outside of the earths atmosphere. as opposed to a telescope designed to view outer space (which is all telescopes to my knowledge).
