The Shuttle can also carry a 65,000 payload.
The payload of a space shuttle typically refers to the cargo or instruments it carries into space, such as satellites, scientific experiments, or supplies for the International Space Station. Payload capacity can vary depending on the specific mission and configuration of the shuttle.
The space shuttle uses its payload bay to carry and deploy satellites into space. Once the shuttle reaches the desired orbit, the robotic arm or astronauts inside the shuttle release the satellite into space.
Payload is carried in the Space Shuttle's Payload Bay. The payload bay is situated behind the crew cabin, in the middle of the orbiter. It is 60 ft long and 15 ft wide. The payload bay has two large doors that open once the shuttle reaches orbit. On the inner side of these doors are radiators which help cool the shuttle. Inside the payload bay, there are latches to hold satellites, space station components, experiments, and other objects in place. The payload bay also holds the space shuttle's remote manipulating system (RMS), KU-band antenna, and several cameras and lights. The space shuttle is capable of carrying about 65,000 pounds of cargo in the payload bay.
The Space Shuttle could carry a maximum of 8-10 astronauts per mission.
A space shuttle can carry various types of equipment, including scientific instruments, communication satellites, space telescopes, tools for repairs, payload containers, and sometimes even crewed missions to the International Space Station.
Enough to carry a bus in it's payload bay.
The payload of a space shuttle typically refers to the cargo or instruments it carries into space, such as satellites, scientific experiments, or supplies for the International Space Station. Payload capacity can vary depending on the specific mission and configuration of the shuttle.
Pay load is the total weight of the instruments, passengers, crew, and life-support systems that a space shuttle carries or can carry. The usual payload capacity for the space shuttle is 22,700 kilograms, but it can be raised depending on the choice of launch arrangement. Pay loads get off the earth by being launched in to orbit with either two different booster stages. The space shuttle gets the payload of the earth by using fuel tanks. The payload is attached to the space shuttle and is carried onto it when going into space.
The shuttle has a large payload and it is reusable.
The space shuttle uses its payload bay to carry and deploy satellites into space. Once the shuttle reaches the desired orbit, the robotic arm or astronauts inside the shuttle release the satellite into space.
Payload is carried in the Space Shuttle's Payload Bay. The payload bay is situated behind the crew cabin, in the middle of the orbiter. It is 60 ft long and 15 ft wide. The payload bay has two large doors that open once the shuttle reaches orbit. On the inner side of these doors are radiators which help cool the shuttle. Inside the payload bay, there are latches to hold satellites, space station components, experiments, and other objects in place. The payload bay also holds the space shuttle's remote manipulating system (RMS), KU-band antenna, and several cameras and lights. The space shuttle is capable of carrying about 65,000 pounds of cargo in the payload bay.
The Space Shuttle could carry a maximum of 8-10 astronauts per mission.
Cargo.
A space shuttle can carry various types of equipment, including scientific instruments, communication satellites, space telescopes, tools for repairs, payload containers, and sometimes even crewed missions to the International Space Station.
They are two long, narrow doors in the belly of the shuttle that open to allow the crew do move whatever is in the cargo bay out into space. Best example: The fabulous Hubble Space Telescope was unloaded out of the shuttle through the payload bay doors.
The space shuttle is designed as an orbital vehicle that can carry a payload into space and return intact. A conventional rocket uses stages which are ejected at various points on its journey into space and then only the top or Capsule returns to earth. This makes for a costly solution to space travel that the shuttle negates.
Columbia was a Space Shuttle Orbiter. Space Shuttle Orbiters are 37.23 meters (122.17 feet) long, 17.27 meters (56.67 feet) high, with a wingspan of 23.79 meters (78.06 feet) and maximum weight of 2,041,166 kilograms (4.5 million pounds) at liftoff and 104,326 kilograms (230,000 pounds) at the end of the mission when returning to Earth.