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yes they are planning to launch one @ 13.59 on Sunday the 27th of September from the Kennedy space station
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How cold would a space shuttle get in space?
The Shuttle experienced temperature swings between the day/night terminator of between +140° C and -140° C. All Earth orbital satellites are also tested to those temperature extremes prior to launch.
When is the best time of the year to launch the space shuttle?
Viewing a shuttle launch is a once in a lifetime experience for many, so one answer is whenever you get the opportunity. Many who have seen multiple launches state that night launches are their favorites. From a practical point of view, launches scheduled for times and dates where weather is less likely to cause delays are the best. Launches scheduled for summer afternoons and evenings are the most likely to be scrubbed due to the often volatile weather conditions.
Why are the space shuttle launches done at night?
So that it looks more dramatic.
Can you see the space shuttle from Orlando?
Yes. If I can see it from Tampa, FL, than you can definitely see it from Orlando. If you are in South Orlando, then look due east. If you are in Central or North Orlando, then look ESE. The shuttle is supposed to launch 6/17/09 at 5:40 a.m. since it will be dark, there is now way you can miss it even if you do not know what direction east is. I am in Gainesville, FL (Go Gators!) and I can see it when I look SE. It is awesome. I remember driving on the Florida Turnpike at night and in the middle of nowhere I say what looked like a new town, but later realized it was the shuttle launching. It lit up the entire sky. You are lucky to be in Orlando since you are about 50 miles away. When I say the Shuttle launch in Melbourne, you could actually hear it (standing on the beach). The sound was almost a minute late, but it was still pretty cool.
How does the space shuttle launch from earth?
The Shuttles, like most launch vehicles, are essentially controlled explosions, using directed energy from volatile chemical combustion to propel them into space. The Shuttles use 2 external, reusable, Solid Fuel Rocket Boosters (SRB's) which are attached to an external fuel tank which contains separate internal tanks of Liquid Oxygen and Liquid Hydrogen, as well as other rocket propellants. The SRB's separate from the external tank, deploy parachutes when clear, and are recovered in the ocean by 2 specially designed recovery vessels. The Lox/LH fuel is what the Shuttle Main Engines use for fuel during launch; along with the thrust from the SRB's, it's enough to propel it into orbit, and pretty fast too. Watching a Shuttle launch on TV is deceiving, since NASA's long-range cameras keep the Shuttle in view for a lot longer than the visible eye can see it from Kennedy Space Center. Seeing a launch from KSC, the Shuttle is out of view within less than 90 seconds, even at night. The launch facility is pretty interesting; the Shuttles are moved from the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB), originally built to assemble the Saturn V Moon rockets, on a huge crawler that serves as its launch platform, out to one of 2 main pads at KSC, Pad 39A or 39B. There is a huge concrete engine blast redirection/water muffler system in place below where the Shuttle sits; just prior to Main Engine/SRB ignition, water from a huge tank is dumped into the area just below the Shuttle to muffle the noise from the engines and SRB's. The white cloud seen at launch isn't from the engines or SRB's; it's from the water being turned to steam. Without the water system, the launch noise would be much louder than it is already. There is also an Astronaut Emergency Egress System in place on the service gantry, which is a long cable slide system that takes them to an Armored Personnel Carrier located on the ground a few hundred yards away. It's more psychological than practical though. What most people don't know also is that the entire service gantry that fuels and provides service access to the Shuttle must be completely repainted after each launch, since the heat from the engines SRB's burns off most of the paint, and blackens the rest that isn't.
How cold would a space shuttle get in space?
The Shuttle experienced temperature swings between the day/night terminator of between +140° C and -140° C. All Earth orbital satellites are also tested to those temperature extremes prior to launch.
Why does the space shuttle lift off at night?
Sometimes the space shuttle lifts off at night because atmospheric conditions necessitate it, or the trajectory of the flight might work better at night.
When is the best time of the year to launch the space shuttle?
Viewing a shuttle launch is a once in a lifetime experience for many, so one answer is whenever you get the opportunity. Many who have seen multiple launches state that night launches are their favorites. From a practical point of view, launches scheduled for times and dates where weather is less likely to cause delays are the best. Launches scheduled for summer afternoons and evenings are the most likely to be scrubbed due to the often volatile weather conditions.
What is the popular time for launch?
of course night time
What do you call the opening night of an exhibition?
Some refer to them as "first night" others as "Launch"
What is the Canada Day schedule?
There really is no schedule. Just at night maybe fireworks and parties.
What is the previous name for Saturday Night Live?
When it premiered on NBC's weekend late-night schedule on October 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" was called "NBC's Saturday Night" to avoid a conflict with another network show. On ABC's primetime schedule that season was a variety series titled "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell." The sports personality's show was short lived, however, and so the NBC program became "Saturday Night Live."
Who was the commander of the first night-launched US space shuttle?
i do knot know
Why are the space shuttle launches done at night?
So that it looks more dramatic.
Why do they launch rockets during the day?
because at night they cant see =]
What time can the space shuttle be seen at on Sunday Night?
10:17pm central time
CBS schedule for night of final episode of mash?
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