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Is the Space Shuttle an airplane?
No, the Space Shuttle is not an airplane in the classic sense. The Shuttle cannot "fly" from place to place like an airplane -- it must be carried from place to place on Earth on the back of an airplane. By the classic definition, an airplane is craft that uses power (engines) to push or pull it through the air while using the "lift" created on the wings to keep it aloft (in the air). The Shuttle uses power during launch, but like a rocket, pushing it up -- the wings are not used to keep it aloft. During reentry power is not pushing it through the air, it is sailing through the air (using the lift on its wings) like a big glider. So, at no time is the Shuttle being pushed through the air while using its wings for lift.
What is the shape of a space shuttle?
A space shuttle typically has a cylindrical body with wings extending from the sides, resembling an airplane. It also has a large tail section with engines for propulsion in space and during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
What does the space shuttle look like?
The space shuttle had three main components: the orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. The orbiter had wings and resembled a plane. The external tank was a large orange tank, and the solid rocket boosters were two white rocket boosters attached to the sides.
What makes the space shuttle different from other space vehicles?
The Space Shuttle is the first reuseable Space Transportation System. It is meant to be the work truck of the American Space Program as it hauls loads of Cargo to and from the International Space Station.
How was an Apollo landing on Earth different to a space shuttle landing?
An Apollo landing involved a capsule re-entering Earth's atmosphere for a water landing, using parachutes to slow its descent. In contrast, a space shuttle landing was a controlled glide to a runway on land, using wings to navigate and land like an airplane. The space shuttle also had the ability to be reused multiple times.
Why does the space shuttle have wings and a tail like an airplane?
So that it can land like an airplane
Is the Space Shuttle an airplane?
No, the Space Shuttle is not an airplane in the classic sense. The Shuttle cannot "fly" from place to place like an airplane -- it must be carried from place to place on Earth on the back of an airplane. By the classic definition, an airplane is craft that uses power (engines) to push or pull it through the air while using the "lift" created on the wings to keep it aloft (in the air). The Shuttle uses power during launch, but like a rocket, pushing it up -- the wings are not used to keep it aloft. During reentry power is not pushing it through the air, it is sailing through the air (using the lift on its wings) like a big glider. So, at no time is the Shuttle being pushed through the air while using its wings for lift.
Why was a space shuttle designed like an airplane?
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What is the shape of a space shuttle?
A space shuttle typically has a cylindrical body with wings extending from the sides, resembling an airplane. It also has a large tail section with engines for propulsion in space and during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
What is a type of rocket that lands like an airplane?
The space shuttle Is a type of rocket that lands like an airplane.
What blasts off like a rocket and lands like an airplane?
Space shuttle!
What blasts off like a rocket but lands like an airplane?
Space Shuttle
A reusable vehicle that lands like an airplane is called?
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What does the space shuttle look like?
The space shuttle had three main components: the orbiter, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. The orbiter had wings and resembled a plane. The external tank was a large orange tank, and the solid rocket boosters were two white rocket boosters attached to the sides.
How can a space shuttle maneuver in space if there is no air?
The shuttle maneuvers with rocket engines for large changes in velocity, and little sprayers for small adjustments. Neither of those requires air. The wings you see on the shuttle are for use only in the atmosphere during re-entry and landing. At that time, it maneuvers like an 'ordinary' airplane.
WhATshuttle space vehicle can orbit the earth and take off and land like an airplane?
Space Shuttle
What makes the space shuttle different from other space vehicles?
The Space Shuttle is the first reuseable Space Transportation System. It is meant to be the work truck of the American Space Program as it hauls loads of Cargo to and from the International Space Station.
