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escape velocity of the earth is around 11km per sec so the shuttle would need to travel around 22times the speed of sound to get into orbit
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The 3 Main Components Of The Space Shuttle
The Rocket Boosters:
The Rocket Boosters are 2 parallel boosters filled with solid rocket fuel similar to fireworks or gun powder attached to the side of the liquid fuel tank with explosive mounts and they provide 80% of the thrust to launch the space vehicle from the platform. The Rocket Boosters are only used throughout the first 2 minutes during the take off, once they are ignited, they cannot be stopped, the mission must continue. After they are empty the rocket boosters are jettisoned by exploding the mounts off the solid boosters so they can fall back to earth with parachutes and be picked up to be reused.
The Propellant Tank:
The Propellant Tank is the biggest part of the space shuttle. It carries the two solid rocket boosters and the space shuttle itself. It is filled with the liquid fuel and oxygen the shuttle needs to carry itself into space where there is no oxygen. After the solid boosters are jettisoned, the liquid fuel is the only thrust the shuttle has to drive it, so that when it exits the Earth's atmosphere and has reached its altitude the shuttle has no further use for it because it has enough fuel to complete the mission in its own tanks so the propellant tank falls back to earth to be reused again.
The Orbiter:
The Orbiter is the main part that transports the astronauts and pay load to space. The space shuttle is another name for the orbiter. In space there is zero gravity, so the space shuttle will drift around the Earth. In the orbiter is a life support system that holds oxygen, electricity, and things they need throughout the journey, computer systems, etc. When it's time to come back to Earth the shuttle enters the Earths atmosphere at 16,000 mph and uses it heat shield to protect it from certain destruction and to slow the vehicle down enough so that it can glide safely back to its Earth base using no power from its engines.
How They Work Altogether:
All the space shuttle systems work together because without one of them, the space shuttle's mission could not begin. Firstly, if there was just a propellant tank, it wouldn't work because it doesn't have enough power to thrust off the ground and no one would be able to experience space because you can't go inside the propellant tank because it's just like going inside the petrol tank of a car. Secondly, if it were just rocket boosters, no one be able to experience it, again, because it's just like going inside the engine but the rocket boosters would be able to lift off, if computerized. Thirdly and most importantly, if it were only the orbiter, it would not lift up because of its power cannot make it thrust off the ground like rocket boosters. Lastly, they all work together to finish the mission. Rocket boosters boost it off the ground, the propellant tank holds the oxygen and the liquid fuel and the orbiter carries the payload and humans, with all the systems. That's how they all work together, making their job get done and finishing their mission!
The 'Crawler'
The Crawler is the mobile launch pad and the transporter and looks like a very large transportable multi - purpose platform. It transports the space shuttle very slowly, so that it doesn't fall off the crawler. The crawler moves along a track created for itself to get to its destination ready for launch close to the ocean, so when the space shuttle launches off, the rocket boosters and propellant tank jettison off the space shuttle into the ocean. If there were no such thing as a crawler, they would have to build the space shuttle on the ground and set it up outside.
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Space shuttles travel in what layer of the atmosphere?
Space shuttles travel in the thermosphere, which is the second highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This layer extends from about 80 km to 550 km above the Earth's surface and is where the International Space Station orbits.
Do space shuttles land on the moon?
Space shuttles don't land on the moon. They only went between the Earth's surface and orbit. The didn't carry enough fuel to get to the moon, and couldn't land there anyhow. No atmosphere, no runway, no Place to refuel.
What layer of the atmosphere are space shuttles located?
Space shuttles typically operate in the thermosphere layer of the atmosphere, which extends from about 80 kilometers (50 miles) above the Earth's surface to between 550-1000 kilometers (340-620 miles) high. At these altitudes, the air is extremely thin, allowing the shuttles to operate efficiently in the near-vacuum conditions of space.
Can space shuttles go into the exosphere?
The exosphere is the top layer of the earth's atmosphere. It has a lower boundary of about 120 miles and a upper boundary of 120,000 miles (half-way to the moon). So the Space Shuttle spends almost all of its missions within the lower part of the Exosphere.
How are space shuttles powered once out of earth's atmosphere?
Space shuttles are powered using rocket engines that burn liquid fuel (such as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen) or solid rocket boosters. Once out of Earth's atmosphere, the space shuttle relies on these engines to propel itself through space and maneuver in a zero-gravity environment.
Space shuttles travel in what layer of the atmosphere?
Space shuttles travel in the thermosphere, which is the second highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This layer extends from about 80 km to 550 km above the Earth's surface and is where the International Space Station orbits.
Do space shuttles land on the moon?
Space shuttles don't land on the moon. They only went between the Earth's surface and orbit. The didn't carry enough fuel to get to the moon, and couldn't land there anyhow. No atmosphere, no runway, no Place to refuel.
What layer of the atmosphere are space shuttles located?
Space shuttles typically operate in the thermosphere layer of the atmosphere, which extends from about 80 kilometers (50 miles) above the Earth's surface to between 550-1000 kilometers (340-620 miles) high. At these altitudes, the air is extremely thin, allowing the shuttles to operate efficiently in the near-vacuum conditions of space.
What takes in water?
Space shuttles, space rockets and also the atmosphere
Can space shuttles go into the exosphere?
The exosphere is the top layer of the earth's atmosphere. It has a lower boundary of about 120 miles and a upper boundary of 120,000 miles (half-way to the moon). So the Space Shuttle spends almost all of its missions within the lower part of the Exosphere.
How are space shuttles powered once out of earth's atmosphere?
Space shuttles are powered using rocket engines that burn liquid fuel (such as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen) or solid rocket boosters. Once out of Earth's atmosphere, the space shuttle relies on these engines to propel itself through space and maneuver in a zero-gravity environment.
How many space shuttles have flown to space?
6 TotalChallenger, Columbia,Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour, and Buran (Soviet reusable spacecraft) There have been six Space Shuttles. Five have flown in space. The first, Enterprise, flew only in Earth's atmosphere.
In which layer you find satellites and space shuttles?
Satellites and space shuttles are found in the exosphere layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The exosphere extends from an altitude of about 600 km (373 miles) upwards, and is where most man-made satellites orbit the Earth. Space shuttles operate both within and beyond the exosphere during their missions.
How many space shuttles have blew up in space?
No shuttles have blown up in space. The Challenger disintegrated after launch on Jan 28, 1986 and the Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on Feb 1, 2003. Both were in the earth's atmosphere when they disintegrated.
Why do people launch space shuttles into space?
to study Earth and space
Why wouldn't space shuttles create sonic booms while orbiting earth?
Space shuttles do not create sonic booms while orbiting Earth because sonic booms are caused by shockwaves produced when an object travels faster than the speed of sound within the atmosphere. Since space shuttles travel at speeds greater than the speed of sound in space (where there is no atmosphere to create the conditions for a sonic boom), they do not produce sonic booms while in orbit.
In what layer do space shuttles fly?
Space shuttles fly in the thermosphere layer of the Earth's atmosphere, which is located between 80-550 kilometers above the Earth's surface. This layer is characterized by a very low density of gas molecules and high temperatures due to intense solar radiation.
