The moon is at an estimated distance of 320 000 km from the Earth. The shuttle is on average 350 km form the surface of the earth... that means that the moon is about 915 times further away from the Earth then the space shuttle!
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Space Shuttle Atlantis.
The second space shuttle to orbit the Earth was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It completed its first mission on April 9, 1983.
They both start with space and they both can be in space
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300 Kilometers
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
You can not see the space shuttle on Earth, but you can see it in a rocket!
The second space shuttle to orbit the Earth was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It completed its first mission on April 9, 1983.
They both start with space and they both can be in space
No. The Space Shuttle were built for near Earth obital missions.
The first space shuttle to reach Earth's orbit was the Space Shuttle Columbia, which completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.
No. The space shuttle can only reach low Earth orbit.
At what altitude does the Earth's gravity no longer have an effect on the astronauts or the space shuttle?
It takes about 8.5 minutes for a space shuttle to reach space after launch. The space shuttle accelerates to a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour to overcome Earth's gravity and enter space.