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When did space shuttles stop landing in the ocean?
The space shuttles stopped landing in the ocean in 1981. In response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred in 1986, all subsequent shuttle missions landed on the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Where does the space shuttle land when space?
Most space shuttle missions have been to the International Space Station. The correct term would be to dock at the station, not to land there (since it is not located on land, but is floating in space).
Does the space shuttle float when it falls from the moon into the ocean?
Firstly, the space shuttle does not not go to the moon. It remains in low-earth orbit. Also, it does not land in the ocean but makes an unpowered landing on a runway. The capsule of Challenger did sink after it fell into the ocean during its launch accident in 1986. The solid rocket boosters that fall from the shuttle during launch do float and are recovered. The Apollo command modules that did travel to the moon during the Apollo moon missions landed in the ocean and did float. Also, frogmen attached a flotation collar when they reached the capsule. The Space Shuttle never goes in the ocean. It lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida or Edwards Air Force Base in California<br>The Space Shuttle has never been to the Moon.
Does the space shuttle always take off up the east coast?
No, the space shuttle launch site was located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which is on the east coast of the United States. The shuttle typically launched eastward over the Atlantic Ocean to take advantage of the Earth's rotation for added velocity.
Where did the space shuttle Challenger take off?
Atlantic ocean off the coast of central Florida
When the space shuttle lands into the ocean what does it do before it lands?
The Space Shuttle doesn't land in the ocean it lands on a runaway.
When did space shuttles stop landing in the ocean?
The space shuttles stopped landing in the ocean in 1981. In response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred in 1986, all subsequent shuttle missions landed on the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Where does the space shuttle land when space?
Most space shuttle missions have been to the International Space Station. The correct term would be to dock at the station, not to land there (since it is not located on land, but is floating in space).
Does the space shuttle land automatically or do the astronauts use the controls to land it manually?
The Space Shuttle has to be landed manually.
What ocean was the challenger space shuttle found in?
Atlantic Ocean
What was the first space shuttle to land on jupiter?
No space shuttle has ever been to Jupiter
When will space shuttle land?
The last space shuttle landed July 21, 2011.
Who was the first person to land the space shuttle?
The first shuttle that went into space was the Space Shuttle Columbia. It made a total of 28 missions. The shuttle was commanded by pilot John Young who was the first one to land it as well.
When the space shuttle prepares to land its engines are turn off how does the shuttle land without its engines?
It is the shuttle land like a normal glider?
Does the space shuttle float when it falls from the moon into the ocean?
Firstly, the space shuttle does not not go to the moon. It remains in low-earth orbit. Also, it does not land in the ocean but makes an unpowered landing on a runway. The capsule of Challenger did sink after it fell into the ocean during its launch accident in 1986. The solid rocket boosters that fall from the shuttle during launch do float and are recovered. The Apollo command modules that did travel to the moon during the Apollo moon missions landed in the ocean and did float. Also, frogmen attached a flotation collar when they reached the capsule. The Space Shuttle never goes in the ocean. It lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida or Edwards Air Force Base in California<br>The Space Shuttle has never been to the Moon.
Could the space shuttle land on an aircraft carrier?
The space shuttle would not be able to land on an Aircraft carrier. It needs a lot longer runway.
Did the space shuttle ever land on the moon?
No. The space shuttle is built for low Earth orbit, not moon landings.
