If the moon is 450000 miles from earth and NASA launches a shuttle into earths atmosphere which is 100 miles long and the shuttle travels 12000 miles an hour how long will the shuttle be in space?

Answer 1

First, the Moon is about 240,000 miles from Earth. Second, the Shuttle couldn't go there on a bet. If you are talking about an average speed of 12,000 miles an hour, then obviously the answer is 20 hours to go 240,000.

Answer 2

To calculate the time the shuttle will spend in space, you need to find the distance it needs to travel. Since the Moon is 450,000 miles away and the Earth's atmosphere is 100 miles thick, the shuttle will need to travel 450,100 miles (450,000 miles to the Moon + 100 miles of Earth's atmosphere) to reach space. At a speed of 12,000 miles per hour, the shuttle will take 37.5 hours (450,100 miles ÷ 12,000 miles per hour) to reach space.