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By using the law of action and reaction.
The rockets that launch spacecraft expel huge amounts of hot gas from burning fuel out of their exhausts, and this pushes the rocket (vehicle) upward in a rapid acceleration. This is necessary to overcome the force of gravity that pulls down on everyone and everything on the Earth. When the spacecraft is moving fast enough (escape velocity), it is able to enter an orbit around the Earth. From orbit, spacecraft can use smaller rockets to leave Earth entirely, and travel to the Moon or to other planets.
The limit to this is that you need to use lots of energy to get to space, and even more to go anywhere else. All of the fuel has to lift its own weight as well as the craft (payload), so this takes very large rockets and huge amounts of fuel.
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What is a launch of a spacecraft?
The process by which a spacecraft is propelled into space.
How do scientists on communicate with spacecraft in space?
Commands and controls are sent to spacecraft after launch, and data is returned, exclusively by radio.
What was the significant about the us space shuttle mission in July and what was the name of the spacecraft?
It was the 135th and final launch of the Space Shuttle Program. The program lasted 30 years. The spacecraft that launched was Space Shuttle Atlantis.
How long to get to space station by space shuttle?
Because the space station is in such a bad orbit for US spacecraft to launch to, it takes about 2 days in space for the shuttle to rendevous with the space station. The space station was built by the US & Russians, spacecraft from both countries had to be able to send supplies up on a regular basis, so the orbit of the ISS is difficult for the shuttle to reach.
Which country sent the first spacecraft into space?
The Soviet Union sent the first spacecraft into space. Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. A year later in 1958 the United States became the second country to travel into space with the launch of Explorer 1.
What is a launch of a spacecraft?
The process by which a spacecraft is propelled into space.
Can a Apollo spacecraft go to space?
The did launch them into space many times.
How do scientists on communicate with spacecraft in space?
Commands and controls are sent to spacecraft after launch, and data is returned, exclusively by radio.
Why are rocket engines used to launch a spacecraft?
To give the space craft a boost
What was the significant about the us space shuttle mission in July and what was the name of the spacecraft?
It was the 135th and final launch of the Space Shuttle Program. The program lasted 30 years. The spacecraft that launched was Space Shuttle Atlantis.
How long to get to space station by space shuttle?
Because the space station is in such a bad orbit for US spacecraft to launch to, it takes about 2 days in space for the shuttle to rendevous with the space station. The space station was built by the US & Russians, spacecraft from both countries had to be able to send supplies up on a regular basis, so the orbit of the ISS is difficult for the shuttle to reach.
What space center did us launch from in the 1960s?
For the Apollo space program, the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas was used.
How many speed needed to launch as spacecraft to outer space?
100 km/h -joshua manlawe
Who was the 3rd nation to launch spacecraft?
Canada was the third nation to launch spacecraft, in the form of a satellite.
What is the difference between an aircraft and a spacecraft?
Aircraft fly through air and spacecraft fly in space.
Did you send any space missions to Eris?
We should send space probe just like New Horizons Spacecraft to Eris. So we can launch this spacecraft in 2015 to make Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune flybys then to Eris.
When sending a spacecraft to the moon or mars it takes energy to launch the craft from the earth then from a space station true or false?
TRUE
