Rockets often use a process called vertical landing to return to Earth. This involves activating the rocket engines to slow down the descent and guide the rocket back to a specific landing site. Some rockets also have deployable legs that help stabilize the rocket as it lands vertically. Additionally, advanced rockets may use grid fins or aerodynamic guidance systems to control the descent and ensure a precise landing.
The term that refers to all the land surface of the earth is "Lithosphere."
Approximately 29% of Earth's surface is covered by land. The remaining 71% is covered by water.
Asia is the largest of Earth's land masses. It covers approximately 30% of Earth's total land area.
Land masses of the Earth refer to the large continuous areas of land that make up the Earth's surface, such as continents and islands. These land masses play a crucial role in shaping the planet's geography, climate, and ecosystems.
The land part of Earth is called the lithosphere. It consists of the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
Gravity
Rockets can land back on Earth at designated landing sites, on drone ships in the ocean, or can be designed to land on other celestial bodies like the Moon or Mars. The specific landing location depends on the mission requirements and the capabilities of the rocket.
No, all Apollo missions successfully landed back on Earth after completing their missions to the moon.
After the space shuttle's rockets are jettisoned, they fall back to Earth and either land in the ocean or are disposed of in a designated area. They are not reused and are typically not recovered for future missions.
Rockets have sent unmanned spacecraft to mars and Jupiter. Satellites put in orbit by rockets beam back information about earth's atmosphere and weather.
Single-stage rockets can't make it into space, so many of them come back down to earth when they reach a certain height. This is why most single stage rockets carry missiles, so when they fall down again, they cause massive damage to their target.
The space shuttle gets back to Earth by re-entering the Earth's atmosphere at a high speed, causing friction that slows it down. It then uses a combination of heat shields and parachutes to safely land on a designated runway.
Rocket fuel is very heavy and it would take more rocket fuel for the launch to carry the weight of the fuel for retro rockets.
The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft that can launch like a rocket but can also land like an airplane. Rockets are typically one-time use vehicles that are not designed to return to Earth intact. Additionally, the space shuttle can carry astronauts and cargo to space, whereas rockets are mainly used for payload delivery.
A rocket typically lands back on Earth by either descending back through the atmosphere and deploying parachutes for a soft landing, or by performing a controlled landing using thrusters to slow down and land vertically, like SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets do. The landing method depends on the design of the rocket and its intended purpose.
A trajectory is the path a rocket takes, it is not a thing that can be dropped. Further rockets are used to "launch" a satellite into orbit, not drop it (so that it falls back to Earth).
We used rockets!