Yes, a space station will support humans. It does now; the International Space Station has a varying crew of from 3-5 people. Previous space stations such as the two Soviet Mir stations and the old NASA Skylab station all had human crews.
The capacity of a space station varies depending on its design and purpose. The International Space Station (ISS) can accommodate a crew of up to six people for long-duration missions. However, future space station designs may be able to accommodate larger crews.
The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station in 1986. It was the first modular space station and operated for 15 years, welcoming crews from various countries for scientific research and experiments in low Earth orbit.
The space shuttle took about 8.5 minutes to reach the International Space Station after launch. The shuttle travelled at speeds of around 17,500 miles per hour to reach the ISS, which is in low Earth orbit.
The space shuttle took about 8-10 minutes to reach orbit. It would then take around 6 hours for the space shuttle to catch up with the space station for docking.
Yes, a space station will support humans. It does now; the International Space Station has a varying crew of from 3-5 people. Previous space stations such as the two Soviet Mir stations and the old NASA Skylab station all had human crews.
The capacity of a space station varies depending on its design and purpose. The International Space Station (ISS) can accommodate a crew of up to six people for long-duration missions. However, future space station designs may be able to accommodate larger crews.
The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station in 1986. It was the first modular space station and operated for 15 years, welcoming crews from various countries for scientific research and experiments in low Earth orbit.
The American Skylab was the first space station put into space. It remained in Earth orbit from 1973 to 1979 and was visited by crews three times between 1973 and 1974.
The space shuttle took about 8.5 minutes to reach the International Space Station after launch. The shuttle travelled at speeds of around 17,500 miles per hour to reach the ISS, which is in low Earth orbit.
The space shuttle took about 8-10 minutes to reach orbit. It would then take around 6 hours for the space shuttle to catch up with the space station for docking.
SKYLAB was the first NASA space station, launched May 14, 1973 and visited by three crews during 1973 and 1974. It was constructed from the upper-stage booster shell of a Saturn rocket (S-IV-B). The spacecraft became famous as an on-the-job training site for space repairs by astronauts, having experienced numerous problems during its launch and in space. After the leftover Saturn rockets from Apollo were used up, there was no way for crews to reach the station. After 5 years of disuse, it was allowed to re-enter the atmosphere on July 11, 1979. Various fragments from the vehicle were recovered from Western Australia.
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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Because the space station is in such a bad orbit for US spacecraft to launch to, it takes about 2 days in space for the shuttle to rendevous with the space station. The space station was built by the US & Russians, spacecraft from both countries had to be able to send supplies up on a regular basis, so the orbit of the ISS is difficult for the shuttle to reach.
Crews from the former Soviet Union have spent more time in space, on-board the space station Mir. Cosmonaut Dr. Valery Polyakov returned to Earth after 438 days in space studying the long term effect of weightlessnessBasically, the answer is space station.