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Will a space shuttle speed up or slow down when it fires its engines when facing backwards?
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If it is facing in the opposite direction of travel it will slow down.
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How does the shuttle fire burn its engines in space?
The shuttle does not fire it's engines in space, it only fires orbit adjusters.
Why does the space shuttle flip when in flight?
The shuttle is traveling at a tremendous speed. In order to come out of orbit, the shuttle must slow down. When flipped backwards, the shuttle fires it's engines to slow down and enter the atmosphere. The shuttle begins to be slowed down by the atmosphere as it flips to a forward position for a proper landing.
How does the space shuttle get back to earth?
The orbiter turns around backwards, fires its rockets to decelerate, then uses the atmosphere to slow down and glides to land in Florida
How does a space shuttle leave space?
Easy the shuttle that is currently in orbit is going about 25,405 feet per second (17,322 statute miles per hour). In order to get back to Earth the shuttle will fire a In order to return to earth, the shuttle fires its Orbital Manuevering Engines (OMS) in the direction opposite to its orbit, also known as a "de-orbit burn" . It only slows down by about 200 m.p.h. in order to begin "falling" back to earth.
How does a space shuttle re-enter earths atmosphere?
When it is time for a space shuttle to return to earth it maneuvers itself into position and fires its engines to decelerate itself. Once it slows down a bit, gravity takes over and it starts to fall back to earth. As the shuttle hits the upper atmosphere it is slowed even further. The friction of the atmosphere against the bottom of the shuttle heats up the tiles causing the shuttle to glow. The shuttle goes through a series of maneuvers to slow it down even further until it reaches it final landing speed.
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How fast is a space shuttle in the space?
The orbiter's velocity on orbit is approximately 25,405 feet per second (17,322 statute miles per hour). In order to return to earth, the shuttle fires its Orbital Manuevering Engines (OMS) in the direction opposite to its orbit . It only slows down by about 200 m.p.h. in order to begin "falling" back to earth. by abdi2k10!!!!!!
How does the space shuttle stay in space?
The space shuttle is flying fast enough (at least 17,500 mph) which is the speed needed to stay in orbit. If it slowed below that in would fall back to earth instead of falling around it. This is basically the way it returns to earth. It turns itself around and fires it's OMS engines slowing it down enough for the earths gravity to pull it back. It then uses the atmosphere to slow it down to a safe landing speed.
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