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Aluminium is used in the airframe of the space shuttle due to its light weight and high strenght. The problems with aluminum is that it is susceptible to fatigue and it requires shielding from heat for high temp applications
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What technology does astronauts use?
Astronauts use space shuttles( trasport people and equipment), Space probes (robotic exploration, Spacecrafts (trasport crew, equipment, and other technologies)
Name the 2 shuttles in Armageddon?
The two shuttles in the movie Armageddon (1998) are called the Freedom and the Independence.
were in omaha can sell my aluminum cans for good money?
You can sell your aluminum cans at the Ak-sar-ben Scrap Iron & Metal Company located at 1001 N 12th St Omaha, NE 68102.
What is the mineral makeup of aluminum?
The overwhelming majority of aluminum on earth is mined from a mineral called Bauxite. Once the aluminum is smelted out, it is no longer a mineral - it is an element: Aluminum.
What two word movie title begins with the word office?
Office Space. It's a good film!
What types of metals are used for space shuttles?
Most of the parts on the Shuttles are made of high tensile strength aluminum alloy composites (e.g., 6061-T6) or Titanium alloy.
What are the names of space shuttles being built?
NASA space shuttles
Why do space shuttles land in Houston?
Space Shuttles do not land in Houston
What energy is made from space shuttles?
Space shuttles use energy, not make it
What are space shuttles?
Space shuttles are plane like vehicles that travel in space, i hope that answered your question
Are the Space Shuttles going to fly again?
It is not expected that the Space Shuttles will fly again.
How do shuttles and stations get into space?
Stations are built in space; Shuttles use rocket boosters.
Names of space shuttles first used in 1980?
No space shuttles were used in 1980.
Where does the Canadian Space Agency launch shuttles from?
no place, nobody has space shuttles anymore
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
Why the US space shuttles were built?
The US space shuttles were built to take astronauts into space and build the International Space Station.
Why do you have space shuttles?
The question is a little moot, since we don't have space shuttles any more.
