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The time when a spacecraft leaves the launch pad is called "lift-off." This marks the moment the rocket engines ignite and the vehicle begins its ascent into the atmosphere. Lift-off is a critical phase in a launch, as it signifies the transition from ground operations to flight.
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What country launched the first space craft and what was its name?
It was USSR (the Russian-led Soviet Union), who launched the Spotnik as the first man-made space-craft.
What was the name of first space shuttle to launch in 1987?
The first shuttle launch was April 12, 1981. It was called STS-1
What is the space race in the fifties?
During the 1950s the efforts of the Soviet Union and the US to put a craft in orbit and beyond, something that had never happened, were seen as a race because of Cold War rivalry and the military uses of space craft and of the powerful rockets needed to launch them
A reusable craft for transporting people and supplies to and from space?
A reusable craft for transporting people and supplies to and from space could be a space shuttle. Space shuttles are designed to launch like a rocket and land like an airplane, making them suitable for multiple uses. They have the capacity to carry both crew members and cargo to destinations in space and return safely back to Earth for future missions.
Where is the space shuttle launch pad?
The space shuttle that NASA puts up leaves from the Kennedy Space Center (next door to Cape Canaveral) in Florida. It is the only place with large enough facilities to assemble, transport and launch this massive vehicle. Launch Complex 39, the old Apollo staging area, was refitted to handle the big rig. You need links, and we got 'em. They're to related articles posted by our friends at Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.
This is needed to launch anything or anyone into orbit?
space craft of a launching pad
Why are rocket engines used to launch a spacecraft?
To give the space craft a boost
Who became the third nation in history to launch a space craft to Mars in 1998?
Japan
Was the US the first to launch into space?
No. The USSR was the first to launch any kind of space craft with the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957. The US was the first to send a man to the moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission
What country launched the first space craft and what was its name?
It was USSR (the Russian-led Soviet Union), who launched the Spotnik as the first man-made space-craft.
If a space shuttle takes off from earth and leaves the atmosphere and come straight down would it land in the same spot it took off from?
No! The Earth we stand on is rotating, and if a rocket were to launch straight up and come right back down the Earth would have rotated to the right and the space craft would land to the west of the launch pad.
Rocket launch vehicle that carries equipment for gathering data above Earth's atmosphere?
A satellite.
When was the first Indian lunar's spacecraft launch and where?
India's first lunar space craft was launched in November 2008 at Sriharikota.
When sending a spacecraft to the moon or mars it takes energy to launch the craft from the earth then from a space station true or false?
TRUE
What is the launch path of a sateillte called?
The launch path of a satellite is called its trajectory. This trajectory is the path that the satellite follows from launch until it reaches its final orbital destination in space.
What was the name of first space shuttle to launch in 1987?
The first shuttle launch was April 12, 1981. It was called STS-1
Which space craft has halted in space?
The space craft that has halted in space is called: STATION MIR. to view more about it google station MIR. on images sincerely, - J o s h :P
