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At launch the solid rocket booster uses a solid propellant with a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium perchlorate. The Space Shuttle itself uses Liquid Hydrogen (Hydrazine) & liquid oxygen.

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What kind of fuel did the space shuttle use?

Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.


What kind of fuel does the space shuttle use?

The space shuttle used a mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel for its main engines. These propellants are combustion products of a chemical reaction that produces high thrust for the shuttle's liftoff and orbital maneuvers.


In space what kind of fuel is used by space shuttle?

Space shuttles use a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel for their main engines. These two chemicals combine in a controlled combustion process to produce the thrust needed for the shuttle to launch and navigate through space.


What kind of space shuttle did Apollo 13 use?

Apollo 13 did not use a Space Shuttle. Apollo 13 was in April, 1970. The Space Shuttle was not invented until the '80s. Apollo 13 was launched by Saturn V.


What does the space shuttle use to place a satellite into space?

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.


How much fuel does a space shuttle use in space?

A space shuttle typically uses about 1.5 million pounds of fuel during liftoff and ascent to reach orbit. In space, the shuttle relies on its orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system, which use smaller amounts of fuel for activities like adjusting its path and orientation in space.


Can you use externality in a sentence?

An externality launch feature of the space shuttle are its fuel pods.


What does it use to help the space shuttle get to space?

A power called thrust and Newton's 3rd law of space which states that there is an opposite reaction. the rocket fuel goes down which pushes the space shuttle up.


What part of the space shuttle cannot be reused?

The external fuel tank of the space shuttle cannot be reused. It is a one-time use component that is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere upon reentry.


Do all rocket use liquid fuel?

No, they do not. The side booster rockets used to launch the space shuttle, for example, use solid fuel.


What type of fuel does the space shuttle use as it nears the orbit?

The space shuttle uses a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel for its main engines during the ascent phase to reach orbit.


How many tons of rocket fuel does the shuttle use during liftoff?

The Space Shuttle used approximately 1.6 million pounds (800 tons) of solid rocket fuel during liftoff. This solid rocket fuel was primarily used in the twin solid rocket boosters that provided the initial thrust to launch the shuttle into space.

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