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The ET is the External Tank. It is the large orange tank you see attached to the Shuttle during the launch phase.
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What does french word et mean?
et is French for "and".
What is the proper pronunciation of 'et cetera'?
"Et cetera," often abbreviated as "etc." or "&c." has two accepted pronunciations: "et-SET-er-uh," or "et-SET-ruh."
What does et j'espere mean?
et j'espère: and I hope
What is 'et de' when translated from French to English?
"et de" means "and of".
What does et quand mean in English?
et quand ? means 'and when?' in English.
What is orange object on space shuttle?
It is called the "External Tank", or ET for short. It holds the space shuttle's liquid hydrogen fuel, and it's oxidizer, liquid oxygen.
How many liters of fuel can an ET on space shuttle discovery hold?
The Space Shuttle External Tank carries about 1,449,813 liters of liquid hydrogen fuel and about 541,314 liters of liquid oxygen as its oxidizer. In total, it carries about 1,991,127 liters of liquid propellant for the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
What happened on February 1 2003?
Space Shuttle Columbia, the first space worthy Space Shuttle, broke apart over East Texas due to a hole in it's left wing caused by foam from the ET during launch.
What happened February 1 2003?
Space Shuttle Columbia, the first space worthy Space Shuttle, broke apart over East Texas due to a hole in it's left wing caused by foam from the ET during launch.
What are the correct abbreviations for Monsieur et Madame Dupont?
M. et Mme. Dupont
How would you describe a space shuttle?
Space Shuttle is a reuseable obital spacecraft. It is designed with features that resemble an airplane with winds, tail and so forth. Space Shuttle has three main assemblies: the reusable Orbiter Vehicle (OV), the external tank (ET), and the two reusable solid rocket boosters (SRBs). It can carry astronuants and satelites.Answers.com
Why did Columbia space shuttle blow up?
The Space Shuttle Columbia did not actually blow up. Rather, it was torn apart and disintigrated. The Columbia disaster was caused as a result of foam on the space shuttle's external fuel tank (ET). The ET is covered in insulating foam to prevent ice from forming from the cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants. During launch, aerodynamic forces pulled a large piece of the foam off of the ET, and it impacted some of the space shuttle's Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the left wing, causing a hole. The RCC panels are used to protect the space shuttle from the violent heat of re-entry. However the hole allowed hot gases to melt the inside of the shuttle's wing, which destroyed it structurally. As Columbia's structure melted and fell apart, aerodynamic forces broke up the vehicle into hundreds of thousands of pieces, killing the crew.
What are the names and years of the space shuttles that crashed?
None of them crashed. Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart in 1986 due to a SRB explosion. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during reentry in 2003 due to a whole in it's left wing from foam from the ET hitting it during launch.
What are the three components of a space shuttle?
1. The orbiter itself. 2. Solid rocket boosters (SRBs) which provide the majority of thrust during launch and initial ascent. They are separated two minutes after launch, parachute back into the ocean and are re-used. 3. The External Fuel Tank (ET). This provides enough fuel for the three space shuttle main engines (SSMEs) to burn for eight minutes (the entire length of the ascent to orbit). The ET has three components: the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, and an intertank which binds the two together. The ET is the only non-reusable component of the space shuttle. It is separated once the shuttle achieves orbit and burns up upon re-entry.
Types of abbreviations allowed in apa formatting?
In APA formatting, acronyms can be used as abbreviations if they are defined the first time they are used in text. Standard abbreviations like "et al." for et alia, "etc." for et cetera, "p." for page, and "vol." for volume are also commonly used. It is important to ensure that the abbreviation is widely recognized and understood by readers.
Why does the space shuttle turn around during liffoff?
The Space shuttle performs what is called a roll maneuver at about T+ 20 seconds after lift off. This maneuver is done for many reasons. The first reason is the shuttle needs to fly heading relatively eastward over the Atlantic ocean. Depending on the mission type and altitude required, the shuttle roll duration is variable. This is done also to change the orbit inclination. Some shuttle missions require the shuttle to fly over more northern parts of the globe. A second reason for this maneuver is that the shuttle flies upside down for safety reasons (this has more to do with pitch then roll but I felt the need to explain it). If the shuttle were to fly with the Solid Rocket Boosters, SRB for short, and the External Tank, ET (the SRBs are the two white rockets and the ET is the orange gas tank) under it and an emergency situation were to arise and the crew needed to separate the shuttle from the rest of the launch vehicle, the shuttle would be unable to maneuver out of harms way. Flying with the SRBs and ET over the shuttle allows for a quick evacuation.
What was the cause of the space shuttle blowing up in 1986?
The space shuttle Challenger was destroyed when one of the the large white Solid Rocket Boosters (aka SRB) failed. A failure in one of the SRB's joints caused a leak. That leak burned a hole in the orange External Tank (aka ET.) The leak also burned the connection of the SRB to the ET. Once that connection failed the SRB separated from the ET and pierced the upper portion of the ET. When that happened the fuel in the upper tank mixed with the fuel in the lower tank and ignited. The fireball and explosion blew the Challenger into pieces.
