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What creates the heat while a space shuttle is leaving the atmosphere?
Friction between the space shuttle and the atmosphere generates heat during reentry. The high speeds at which the shuttle travels cause air molecules to compress and heat up, leading to the fiery heat shield protecting the spacecraft.
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
Why does the space shuttle get very hot when entering the earth's atmosphere?
The space shuttle heats up when it enters the atmosphere because it encounters friction from the atmosphere. This is why the space shuttle is covered with special tiles that dissipates heat very quickly. You can hold a red hot one with the tips of your fingers. At the time of the deorbit burn the space shuttle is going 14,500 miles an hour. The atmosphere friction slows it down slow enough it open it's parachutes.
What force acts on a space shuttle when it accelerates?
Presumably the most important force on an accelerating space shuttle is the force of the rocket engines (thrusters). Certainly other forces are present, including gravity and air friction.
Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
What creates the heat while a space shuttle is leaving the atmosphere?
Friction between the space shuttle and the atmosphere generates heat during reentry. The high speeds at which the shuttle travels cause air molecules to compress and heat up, leading to the fiery heat shield protecting the spacecraft.
Why space shuttle does not get hot as it travelthrough outer space?
Becasue there's no air and therefore no friction
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
When the NASA space shuttle quit?
NASA space shuttle quit cause the wanted to make and improve there shuttle before use of them
Why does the space shuttle get very hot when entering the earth's atmosphere?
The space shuttle heats up when it enters the atmosphere because it encounters friction from the atmosphere. This is why the space shuttle is covered with special tiles that dissipates heat very quickly. You can hold a red hot one with the tips of your fingers. At the time of the deorbit burn the space shuttle is going 14,500 miles an hour. The atmosphere friction slows it down slow enough it open it's parachutes.
Why does the space shuttle get hot passing through the ozone layer?
It is because of the friction created in atmosphere. The friction and pressure is not only in ozone but overall.
What force acts on a space shuttle when it accelerates?
Presumably the most important force on an accelerating space shuttle is the force of the rocket engines (thrusters). Certainly other forces are present, including gravity and air friction.
Why do space shuttles heat up when they re-enter into the earths atmosphere?
When the shuttle goes from the vacuum of space and enters the earths atmosphere, it heats up because of simple friction. The friction is from the shuttle going so fast and hitting the atmosphere. Same reason you sometimes see meteor showers.
Does atmosphere affects the space shuttle?
Atmosphere affects any craft that goes into outer space. On the way out, the shuttle must be able to overcome the friction from the air and on the way back, it must be insulated against the heat.
When would friction not be useful?
Whenever you were trying to reach high speeds or conduct exact experiments where friction would slow something down or cause heat. For example, friction is extreamly "unuseful" when spaceshuttles are re-entering the atmosphere because the friction of the spacecraft and the air create incredibly height temperatures. Special heat plates were invented to absorb this heat. If they fail, like in the re-entry of the Columbia Space Shuttle, the shuttle will be completely destroyed.
What happens when a space shuttle enters the atmosphere?
When a space shuttle enters the Earth's atmosphere, it experiences extreme heat and friction due to the high speeds it is traveling at. This creates a plasma sheath around the shuttle which can interfere with communications. The shuttle also begins to slow down due to atmospheric drag.
Why is there only tiles on the bottom of the space shuttle?
There are tiles on the entire space shuttle. Every square inch is covered in tiles. The nose, bottom and leading edges of the space shuttle have black tiles while the rest of the space shuttle has white tiles. The nose leading edges and the bottom of the shuttle are the portions of the shuttle that get the most friction/heat from the atmosphere during re-entry.
