The tiles on the space shuttle form a heat shield. The shuttle enters the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, which creates very high temperatures that would burn up the vehicle if it was not protected.
Idont know, im not a rocket scientest.
Man, do you need to use the Spell Check program! I THINK you meant to ask "WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THE SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THEIR SPACE SHUTTLE?" As they don't have a space shuttle, we don't know who the president will be when they do have one.
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The space shuttle helped us to be able to go into space and find out lots of info. we did not know. Before we had the space shuttle all we had were telescopes. Telescopes were good but all that they gave us were a picture and then we had to estimate how far away things in the universe were from other things were in the universe. Now that we have the space shuttle we are able to see things that we may not have seen with the telescope. We are also able to see how far away things are from other things
More than 20,000 tiles fit on a space shuttle.
The heat-resistant tiles on the bottom of the space shuttle protect it from the intense heat generated during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. This heat shield prevents the spacecraft from burning up as it returns from outer space.
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They block heat from entering the shuttle.
During its second flight (STS-2), the space shuttle Columbia lost two thermal protection tiles. These tiles were on the underside of the orbiter and were dislodged during liftoff.
They are thermal heat protection tiles. They help the Space Shuttle withstand 3,000+ F during reentry.
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There are over 24,000 heat-resistant tiles on a space shuttle, designed to protect the vehicle during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. These tiles are made from materials like silica fibers and ceramics to withstand the extreme temperatures experienced during re-entry.
By it's Thermal Heat Protection Tiles.
The outer layer of a space shuttle is typically made of reinforced carbon-carbon and thermal protection tiles. The reinforced carbon-carbon helps protect the shuttle from high temperatures during re-entry, while the thermal protection tiles insulate the shuttle from the intense heat of atmospheric friction.
You are likely thinking of the High-temperature reusable surface insulation (HRSI) tiles. These are part of the larger thermal protection system (TPS) which also includes the Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation (LRSI) tiles, Toughened unipiece fibrous insulation (TUFI) tiles as well as the Felt reusable surface insulation (FRSI) blankets and Flexible Insulation Blankets (FIB).
The space shuttle tiles were bonded to the shuttle's skin using a unique adhesive called "Columbus Polymer." This adhesive was specifically developed to withstand the extreme temperatures of space reentry and provide thermal protection to the shuttle.