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Do shuttle astronauts cease to hear engine thrust sounds once the shuttle and rockets exceed the speed of sound?
yes
Are astronauts weightless during the Shuttle's launch?
Noop. In fact, as the Shuttle is accelerating, the astronauts are experiencing not only the pull of gravity, but also the acceleration of the rocket. For the comfort of the crew, they try to keep the excess gravity to about 4 G, basically 4 times the pull of gravity. Only after the engines have stopped, and the shuttle is no longer accelerating, will the astronauts feel weightless, as the Shuttle and astronauts are all falling around the Earth at the same speed.
What is speed of a space shuttle?
The speed of a space shuttle while in orbit is approximately 17,500 miles per hour. An interesting fact is that astronauts aboard the Shuttle eat about 3.8 pounds of food each day. These foods are prepackaged.
How fast does an orbiting space shuttle go?
About 18,000 mph. The exact speed depends on the exact orbital height. If the orbit is not circular the speed will vary in different parts of the orbit.
What is the maximum speed of a space shuttle?
The maximum speed the space shuttle can attain is about 30,000 K MPH in atmosphere.
Why does the space shuttle have high speed in the atmosphere?
The shuttle uses the atmosphere to slow itself down from orbital speed.
Why don't astronauts fly away from the shuttle when they space walk?
Actually they could, which is why they make sure to tether everything and everyone to the ship at all times. However, the shuttle and the astronauts are all going at the identical speed and in the same direction. So, unless something imparts a different vector (direction or speed) to one of the two, they will stay in the same place. There is no atmosphere in space, so there is no drag or resistance to any movement which is why things stay exactly where they are unless "bumped" or acted on in another way.
What speed does the space shuttle have to reach to escape earths gravity?
17,500 miles per hour puts the shuttle in orbit. BUT the gravity is still there. I'm fact there is about 90% of the gravity while the shuttle is on the ground. That great rate of speed is required to keep the shuttle from falling back to earth. At that speed the shuttle is basically falling around the planet.
What is the top speed of space shuttle?
The Space Shuttle can travel over 17,500 MPH
What is the shuttle speed on reentry?
The shuttle comes in at around 16 - 17,000 miles / hour
Can a space shuttle travel faster than the speed of light?
No 1). Nothing can. 2). No space shuttle ever came anywhere close to that speed. 3). No space shuttle can travel at any speed now, because that program has ended, and the remaining shuttles are in museums.
What is the normal speed for a rocket - shuttle?
a rocket or shuttle will travel up to 25,000 mile per hour
