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How many fuel tanks are in a space shuttle?

Yes the main one which is the orange one and the side booster rockets that are white and there are two of them


How many rockets help the space shuttle blast off into space?

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Do the space shuttle rockets get reused?

The two white Solid Rocket boosters fall back into the sea and are re-used. The main engines are on the shuttle itself which of course is used many times.


What kind of fuel do they use in rockets?

Primarily there are two types of fuels used in most rockets today. The space shuttle, at liftoff, uses both. Solid fuel and liquid fuel. Solid fuel rockets are much like the bottle rockets you can buy in a fireworks store. Once they are lit, the burn all of the fuel available and then burn out. The 2 white rockets on the side of the orange tank holding the space shuttle are Solid Rocket Boosters. The large orange tank that holds the space shuttle is full of liquid full that the shuttle uses as it lifts off into space. That fuel is actually liquid.


How many missions did the space shuttle challenger have?

It had 9 missions before 1986 when It blew up 73 seconds after launch due to the failure of the o-rings around the booster rocket.


How many butins in the space shuttle?

A space shuttle has over 1,000 buttons and swiches.


How many space shuttle flights were there in 1987?

There were nine space shuttle flights in 1987.


How many people are on the space shuttle?

upto 3-5 people are aloud on a space shuttle


Does rockets carry humans?

Many rockets that go into space do carry humans, but, most rockets do not.


Did they find the space shuttle challengers capsule?

The Space Shuttle is not a capsule, it's a spacecraft. They found many pieces of the Challenger space shuttle, including the crew compartment.


How many space rockets have blown up?

The exact number of space rockets that have experienced catastrophic failures or explosions varies, but historically, there have been over 50 notable incidents since the dawn of spaceflight in the 1950s. This includes both launch failures and in-flight explosions. Some of the most well-known incidents include the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Overall, while space travel has become safer over the decades, it remains a complex and high-risk endeavor.


How many space shuttle flights have been launched?

A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.