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The shuttle system has been given the name Space Transportation System (STS), of which the shuttles have been the key element. Initially lacking a space station with which to interact, the American shuttles operated with two major goals:
(1) the conduct of scientific experiments in a zero-gravity environment, and
(2) the launch, capture, repair, and release of satellites.
Now an international program relying on help from the European Space Agency (ESA), Canada, Japan, China, and of course Russia. With Space Stations operating, the purpose of the shuttle changed to transporting goods and Astronauts/Cosmonauts to the current International Space Station while bringing back experiments and Astronauts/Cosmonauts who are going home after a lengthy stay.
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Carries a crew of five to seven and is designed to go only into Earth's orbit?
Oh, dude, you're talking about a space shuttle! It's like this big ol' spaceship that takes a bunch of people into Earth's orbit. It's like a fancy space taxi for astronauts. So yeah, it's got room for a crew of five to seven, and it's all about that Earth orbit life.
What shuttle was used to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993?
The Space Shuttle Endeavour was used to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993 during the STS-61 mission. The crew installed corrective optics to fix the telescope's flawed vision.
The space program has had no fatalities?
False. The Russians have lost several cosmonauts while in orbit, and the USA has had its own fatalities. The Apollo 1 crew members were killed in an on-the-ground test of the space capsule, when a fire started in the pure oxygen atmosphere of the space capsule. The seven astronauts aboard Challenger were killed when one of the solid rocket boosters exploded during a launch, and the seven-member crew of the space shuttle Columbia were killed when the shuttle went out of control and broke up during re-entry. Several astronauts have been killed in more routine aircraft accidents.
What happened on Feb12003 to the space shuttle columbia?
While space shuttle Columbia was lifting off, a piece of Styrofoam the size of a briefcase fell on its wing. It made a hole in it. While reentering Earth's atmosphere, heat got inside the wing. It started making engines offline at mission control and the space shuttle disintegrated over Texas. Everyone died on Columbia. (I don't know how they would survive anyway)
How does the Hubble space telescope move?
The HST orbits at 559 km above Earth but it is subject to Earth's drag, pulling it gradually down. In order to counter this effect the HST has fuel and rockets that are used for correcting the orbit and also raise it in altitude. However, the effect of that drag on the 10-ton instrument (when weighed on Earth) is much less than on the 450-ton ISS at 400 km (where the drag is 70 to 100 m within 24 hours).
How many space shuttle can carry a crew?
All space shuttle orbiters were designed to carry a crew of up to 7 with the exception of Enterprise which carried only 2 during flight tests.
How many can a space shuttle carry?
All space shuttle orbiters were designed to carry a crew of up to 7 with the exception of Enterprise which carried only 2 during flight tests.
What was the name of the space shuttle that shuttled crew to and from their jobs in space?
The name of the first space shuttle that shuttled crew to and from their jobs in spaceis called Elicoll. After the first female shuttle commander Eileen Collins, a true hero in todays history.
What is the name of the space shuttle that shuttled crew to and from their jobs in space?
The space shuttle program included several shuttles, such as Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour, which transported crew to and from space.
What is the name of the space shuttle that made the first on orbit service of the Hubble space telescope?
The Space Shuttle Endeavor . December 2, 1993 it carried a crew of seven astronauts into orbit for a mission that would involve five days of spacewalks and repairs .
What is the part of a space shuttle that the astronauts ride called?
The part of a space shuttle that astronauts ride in is called the crew module or orbiter. It is the spacecraft's living quarters and the area where astronauts perform their tasks during the mission.
Did they find the space shuttle challengers capsule?
The Space Shuttle is not a capsule, it's a spacecraft. They found many pieces of the Challenger space shuttle, including the crew compartment.
When did the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia die?
they did not die i was fake
What space shuttle blew up in 1986?
The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Space Shuttle Challenger. It tragically disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members.
What jobs make up a space shuttle crew?
The space shuttle generally has a commander, a pilot, mission specialists, and payload specialists.
Which spacecraft is reusable after it carries a crew to space and returns to Earth?
The Space Shuttle (orbiter).
In 1986 the space shuttle challenger exploded on take off killing how many crew?
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986, tragically killing all seven crew members on board.
