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What happens when a space shuttle leaves your atmosphere?

It will go to space and come back to earth in 2 years.


How does a space shuttle leave space?

Easy the shuttle that is currently in orbit is going about 25,405 feet per second (17,322 statute miles per hour). In order to get back to Earth the shuttle will fire a In order to return to earth, the shuttle fires its Orbital Manuevering Engines (OMS) in the direction opposite to its orbit, also known as a "de-orbit burn" . It only slows down by about 200 m.p.h. in order to begin "falling" back to earth.


How many parts of a rocket are supposed to break off as it leaves the earths orbit?

A rocket typically has multiple stages that break off as it leaves Earth's orbit. As it ascends, each stage is used up and discarded when its fuel is depleted. The final stage carries the payload into orbit or beyond.


Where is the space shuttle launch pad?

The space shuttle that NASA puts up leaves from the Kennedy Space Center (next door to Cape Canaveral) in Florida. It is the only place with large enough facilities to assemble, transport and launch this massive vehicle. Launch Complex 39, the old Apollo staging area, was refitted to handle the big rig. You need links, and we got 'em. They're to related articles posted by our friends at Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.


How do rockets land on earth when they return from moon?

The capsule on the tip of the rocket detaches when it leaves the atmosphere of earth, lands on the moon, then the capsule blasts off the moon and lands in the ocean in a "splashdown".

Related Questions

What happens when a space shuttle leaves your atmosphere?

It will go to space and come back to earth in 2 years.


What are the forces like when a space shuttle leaves the earth?

Forces of Motion. As far as I have known, it is when the space shuttle leaves the earth, it is pushed upwards by the opposite side of the shuttle whenerer it is going to leave. Answered by: SAV


Can all of the earths energy find its way out of earths atmosphere?

No. Most of Earth's stored energy is within matter and it will not "find its way out of earths atmosphere" on it's own. The only energy that leaves Earth is radiant energy (some heat, light, radio energy, etc) or matter that is thrown out of the atmosphere by cosmic collisions. Some particles and element (e.g. hydrogen) may also be lost to space as Earth orbits our sun.


In what ways does water leave earths surface and enter the atmosphere?

Water leaves Earth's surface and enters the atmosphere through processes such as evaporation from oceans, lakes, and rivers, as well as transpiration from plants. Additionally, water is released into the atmosphere through sublimation from snow and ice.


What plants release into earths atmosphere during transpiration?

It is realease water from leaves on plants its basiclly evaporation but it is only whenit comes of leafs and soil!!! I put the definition below.Transpiration is the evaporation process occurring to the water held in the leaves and stems of plants


How does solar radiation leave earths atmosphere?

Solar radiation leaves Earth's atmosphere through a process called reflection and absorption. Some of the radiation is reflected back into space by clouds, gases, and particles in the atmosphere. The remaining radiation is absorbed by the surface of the Earth, where it is converted into heat energy.


Where does nitrogen go when it leaves the atmosphere?

It stays in the air.. It doesn't leave the atmosphere.


What system moves water from roots to leaves?

Atmosphere


If Leaves fall from deciduous trees in autumn The carbon in these leaves is returned to the atmosphere through the process of?

sex


What can enter the atmosphere from the leaves of plants in the process of?

osmosis or The Water Cycle: Transpiration- evaporation from the leaves of plants


How does a space shuttle escape the earth orbit?

The shuttle never leaves Earth orbit, it simply goes into orbit and then returns. Moving to a higher orbit requires additional speed and manuevering, as when visiting the ISS.


What parts of a space ship is left in space?

The space shuttle leaves nothing,but a satellite might leave some debre