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15.7 orbits per day at 17,227 MPH 24/16 is 1hour 30 minutes per orbit approximately

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How long does it take to travel from space station to earth in a shuttle?

It takes approximately 3 hours for a space shuttle to travel from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth. The descent involves a controlled re-entry and landing process.


How long will it take to get to the International Space Station?

It takes 2 days. You might think that that's a long time for a space shuttle to go to the space station. Especially when you know that it takes about 2 minutes for the space shuttle to go into space. But here's why: The space station is orbiting the earth, and so will the space shuttle when it goes into space. If it goes faster though, it will fly away from the earth's atmosphere and get lost in outer space. So the Space Shuttle goes slightly faster so it will catch up, but not too fast so that it will fly off into outer space. That's why it takes 2 days.


What are the roles of the space shuttle and the space station in the space program?

The ISS and shuttle programs were designed as a stepping stone to interplanetary travel. The programs test the ability of humans to endure long periods of exposure to living in space and conduct experiments on long term affects of space travel. Space travel to other planets would be best initiated outside the earths atmosphere and the Space Shuttle, as the name implies is the vehicle designed to transcend earth's atmosphere with equipment, supplies and astronauts.


How long has the International Space Station been orbiting the earth?

The first part of the International Space Station (Zarya) has been in orbit since November 1998. The station has been progressively added to since then.


How long does it take to get to the space shuttle to the space station?

It takes about 8.5 minutes for a space shuttle to reach orbit and then rendezvous with the International Space Station, which orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth.

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How long does it take to travel from space station to earth in a shuttle?

It takes approximately 3 hours for a space shuttle to travel from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth. The descent involves a controlled re-entry and landing process.


How long space shuttle takes to back earth from international space station?

5 mins


How long will it take to get to the International Space Station?

It takes 2 days. You might think that that's a long time for a space shuttle to go to the space station. Especially when you know that it takes about 2 minutes for the space shuttle to go into space. But here's why: The space station is orbiting the earth, and so will the space shuttle when it goes into space. If it goes faster though, it will fly away from the earth's atmosphere and get lost in outer space. So the Space Shuttle goes slightly faster so it will catch up, but not too fast so that it will fly off into outer space. That's why it takes 2 days.


What are the roles of the space shuttle and the space station in the space program?

The ISS and shuttle programs were designed as a stepping stone to interplanetary travel. The programs test the ability of humans to endure long periods of exposure to living in space and conduct experiments on long term affects of space travel. Space travel to other planets would be best initiated outside the earths atmosphere and the Space Shuttle, as the name implies is the vehicle designed to transcend earth's atmosphere with equipment, supplies and astronauts.


How long has the International Space Station been orbiting the earth?

The first part of the International Space Station (Zarya) has been in orbit since November 1998. The station has been progressively added to since then.


How is the international space station is used?

The international space station is somewhere in space, and hence the name International Space Station it is there for the whole world to use, engineer's, and scientists stay out there for long term research projects that can't be conducted on Earth.


How long does it take to get to the space shuttle to the space station?

It takes about 8.5 minutes for a space shuttle to reach orbit and then rendezvous with the International Space Station, which orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth.


How long would it take for a space shuttle to travel to Saturn?

long time compare to earth


What was the name of the first space station to orbit the earth?

The first space station created only to orbit the earth was called plain old, 'Space Shuttle.'


Why is the skylab important?

Skylab was the United States' first space station and paved the way for long-duration human spaceflight. It provided valuable data on the effects of prolonged space travel on the human body and served as a precursor to the International Space Station. Skylab also expanded our understanding of solar phenomena and Earth observation.


What are the roles of the space shuttles and space station in the space program?

The ISS and shuttle programs were designed as a stepping stone to interplanetary travel. The programs test the ability of humans to endure long periods of exposure to living in space and conduct experiments on long term affects of space travel. Space travel to other planets would be best initiated outside the earths atmosphere and the Space Shuttle, as the name implies is the vehicle designed to transcend earth's atmosphere with equipment, supplies and astronauts.


How long does it take the space station to orbit the earth?

About 90 minutes. There are lots of sites that can track it. See below for some of them.