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Same reason we don't fly into space. Gravity.
There is no repulsive force trying to push the moon away. The only two forces involved (mostly) are the moon's forward velocity, and the Earth's gravitational pull.
enertia is actually pulling the moon about a foot a year away from us
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Who was the first space probe to fly past the moon?
The first space probe to fly past the Moon was the Soviet Luna 1 spacecraft in 1959. Luna 1 was intended to impact the Moon, but instead, it missed the Moon and became the first human-made object to enter orbit around the Sun.
Can the space shuttle fly to the moon?
No, the space shuttle was designed for missions in low Earth orbit and did not have the capability to fly to the moon. The Apollo missions, not the space shuttle, were responsible for sending humans to the moon.
What space shuttle was used to first fly to the moon?
None. The moon missions were launched by a Saturn 5 rocket carrying an Apollo space capsule. The space shuttles were used for earth orbit missions.
Why does the moon not fly off into space?
The moon stays in orbit around Earth due to gravity, just like how Earth orbits around the sun. The gravitational force between the Earth and the moon creates a balance, keeping the moon in a stable orbit.
How fast does the space station fly?
The space station does NOT fly. IT is in space and there is no are for it to fly in. The space station is in Earth Orbit moving at 7.66 kilometres per second.
Where does a space shuttle fly to?
space shuttles fly out to space. For example, the moon or just to orbit Earth. The next mission is trying to get to mars!
Who was the first space probe to fly past the moon?
The first space probe to fly past the Moon was the Soviet Luna 1 spacecraft in 1959. Luna 1 was intended to impact the Moon, but instead, it missed the Moon and became the first human-made object to enter orbit around the Sun.
Can the space shuttle fly to the moon?
No, the space shuttle was designed for missions in low Earth orbit and did not have the capability to fly to the moon. The Apollo missions, not the space shuttle, were responsible for sending humans to the moon.
What space shuttle was used to first fly to the moon?
None. The moon missions were launched by a Saturn 5 rocket carrying an Apollo space capsule. The space shuttles were used for earth orbit missions.
Why does the moon not fly off into space?
The moon stays in orbit around Earth due to gravity, just like how Earth orbits around the sun. The gravitational force between the Earth and the moon creates a balance, keeping the moon in a stable orbit.
How fast does the space station fly?
The space station does NOT fly. IT is in space and there is no are for it to fly in. The space station is in Earth Orbit moving at 7.66 kilometres per second.
If Earth were replaced by an object with the same mass but much smaller in size would the moon continue to orbit the new object fall into it or fly off into space?
It would continue to orbit, as the gravity at the distance to the moon would remain the same.
When will the moon fly off from the earth's orbit?
When gravity disappears, and pigs fly along with it.
Do whales fly around the moon?
Yes, dead whales orbit the moon at very high speeds. This is due to Bush's decision to slingshot killer whales in space because they have scary names.
Why doesn't the moon fly into space?
Because even though the moon is actually slowly being pushed out into space, as it moves further away this slows the Earth's rotation and eventually it will pull the moon back in due to less friction by the moon on tides, as the planet speeds up again the moon will be pushed back out meaning it doesn't fly off into space because if it goes to far the Earth just pulls it back again.
Which of the Mercury astronauts did not fly into space?
Shuttles have only been designed to be in low earth orbit and do not have the capability to go to the moon. The Apollo missions were the ones that traveled to the moon, and there have been no lunar missions since 1973.
What factors combine to keep the moon in orbit?
An orbit is achileved by a balance of the gravitational pull of the earth and the moon and by the speed of both objects in space and in relation to one another. If something is moving too fast, it will fly past the earth and if it's going too slow, it will crash into it. but if it comes in at the right distance and angle and speed, it will orbit the earth.
