Columbia
No. The large orange External Tank or ET as it is called is jettisoned at about the 8 minute mark of the flight and burns up in the earths atmosphere during its reentry.
A space shuttle reenters the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of around 17,500 miles per hour. The high speed generates intense heat, which is why the shuttle needs heat shields to protect it during reentry. The spacecraft gradually slows down as it descends through the atmosphere.
The shuttle spacecraft does nort burn up at all when it does reenters the earths atmosphere, even of the heat. The reason is that there are all heat preventing tiles on the spacecraft from burning, and keeping the astronauts safe.
During reentry, the space shuttle experiences intense heat and pressure as it breaks through Earth's atmosphere. The crew inside may feel vibrations and turbulence as the shuttle slows down rapidly due to atmospheric drag. It's like hitting a speed bump at high speed.
Space Shuttle Columbia
No. The large orange External Tank or ET as it is called is jettisoned at about the 8 minute mark of the flight and burns up in the earths atmosphere during its reentry.
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No it can't.
A space shuttle reenters the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of around 17,500 miles per hour. The high speed generates intense heat, which is why the shuttle needs heat shields to protect it during reentry. The spacecraft gradually slows down as it descends through the atmosphere.
The shuttle spacecraft does nort burn up at all when it does reenters the earths atmosphere, even of the heat. The reason is that there are all heat preventing tiles on the spacecraft from burning, and keeping the astronauts safe.
During reentry, the space shuttle experiences intense heat and pressure as it breaks through Earth's atmosphere. The crew inside may feel vibrations and turbulence as the shuttle slows down rapidly due to atmospheric drag. It's like hitting a speed bump at high speed.
Space Shuttle Columbia
The ozone layer.
Drag from air is the main thing that slows down the space shuttle on reentry.
230 miles out into space
3,000+ F
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