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The festival of the fruits is the largest festival that can be seen from space. It celebrates the curvature of the banana.

It is held once every 50 years and the next festival is in 2012

The orange object on the space shuttle is the external fuel tank. It contains the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that are needed to fuel the shuttle's main engines during launch. Once the fuel is consumed, the tank is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere.

Because the Earth rotates at a greater speed closer to the equator, and Florida is close to the equator. This greater rotational speed makes it so that launch vehicles can use less thrust to obtain the velocity required to reach orbit.

And apart from that, it is near the Atlantic ocean so there is a little probability that launch junks such as rocket booster empty containers can cause damage to people on the ground once they are detached.

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to travel twice into space. She was an astronaut who flew on two Space Shuttle missions: STS-87 in 1997 and STS-107 in 2003. Tragically, she lost her life in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.

No, the only lights the orbiter has externally technically aren't external; they're in the payload bay. Used in orbital night (when the orbiter's in Earth's shadow), even during a spacewalk, or EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity).

Bringing Earth food into space is challenging because it can spoil quickly due to the lack of refrigeration, the presence of microgravity altering flavors and textures, and limited space for storage. Additionally, crumbs and food particles can float around and damage sensitive equipment on a spacecraft. Specialized food and packaging are designed to address these challenges in space.

Traveling in a space shuttle involves experiencing a force of gravity that is significantly higher during launch and re-entry compared to an airplane. Space shuttles travel at much higher speeds and altitudes, reaching orbit around Earth or other celestial bodies. Additionally, space shuttles require extensive training for astronauts due to the unique challenges of space travel.

NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars in a region called Green Valley, within the larger area known as Vastitas Borealis, in May 2008. It landed near the Martian north pole.

Space shuttles are equipped with heat-resistant materials such as thermal protection tiles that absorb and dissipate the intense heat generated during re-entry. These tiles prevent the shuttle from burning up by providing a buffer between the spacecraft and the heat of re-entry. Additionally, the shuttle's shape and angle of entry help distribute heat evenly across its surface.

NASA last launched a rocket on September 15, 2021 when the SpaceX Falcon 9 launched four civilians into orbit aboard the Inspiration4 mission.

Frozen chunk of insulating foam about the size of a small suitcase broke off tank and struck wing just after liftoff, shattering several leading edge carbon/ceramic high temperature tiles. On reentry the frictional heat with the air was able to get in this hole, melt the wing off, causing the shuttle to tumble out of control and burn up like a meteor.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the emulation of human intelligence of computers that have been designed to think and behave like humans. The word may also refer to any computer that displays human-like characteristics like learning and problem-solving.

According to estimates from organizations like NASA and the European Space Agency, the global expenditure on space travel can range from $50 billion to over $100 billion per year. This includes costs associated with spacecraft development, launches, operations, and research.

The space shuttle's structure is primarily made of aluminum alloy and titanium. The thermal protection system, which shields the shuttle from the intense heat of re-entry, is composed of materials such as reinforced carbon-carbon and silica tiles. Additionally, the shuttle's windows are made of multiple layers of materials including polycarbonate and glass.

The International Space Station (ISS) has a mass of approximately 420,000 kilograms, which is equivalent to about 925,000 pounds. Its weight is constantly changing due to supplies being brought onboard and experiments being conducted.

NASA has used space shuttles to perform many important tasks. These include taking satellites into orbit, repairing damaged satellites, and carrying astronauts and equipment to and from space stations.

NASA stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was founded in 1958 as a response to the Soviet Union's launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. It was established by the United States government to oversee civilian space exploration and research. The name "NASA" itself was created as a combination of "National," denoting its governmental nature, and "Aeronautics" and "Space," reflecting the agency's focus on aviation and space exploration.

While NASA is a reputable organization with a long history of successful missions and discoveries, it is not infallible and can make mistakes like any other human endeavor. Scientific research and exploration involve a degree of uncertainty, and new information or data can sometimes lead to revisions or updates on previous findings. NASA's commitment to transparency and peer review ensures the accuracy and reliability of its work.

No. 1 - No one is rich enough to use actual diamonds all over the space shuttle. It'll leave diamonds costlier than a liver transplant.

No. 2 - They DO have carbon carbon tiles all over, which emulates the diamond structure in a number of ways, except for one-burning.

So, more than the cost, it's the burning part which prevents us from making jewelery space shuttles. If you didn't know, diamond will also burn, just like coal or graphite. Finally, its just carbon! It's like whether a guy is Chinese or Australian, he finally uses eyes to see, not ears. These tiles are lab-made, hybrid, modified, diamond-like structured things, kind of fireproof.

No. 3 - Space shuttles aren't delicate babies. Else they wouldn't be able to handle temperatures >4000 degrees C, friction and g-forces over such long periods. While re-entry, the procedure's delicate, not the shuttle. You have to enter in a very small angular range. Less than that, you'll bounce off like a flat stone on water, more than that and you'll fall down with more than required acceleration and less friction. Here you can't say they're delicate -- because it'll be impossible to stop the shuttle in time, then -- simple physics can show that easily.

What happened in Columbia which I think made you to ask this question, was that during liftoff itself, a foam tile (NOT the carbon) from one of the rocket boosters fell off. Now, nobody cared since they are disengaged in 8 minutes only, so no big deal. But what they failed to notice is the place where it fell-the shuttle wing's edge. It made a small crack, since a space shuttle tile can obviously not be designed for falling foam tiles from great heights! During re-entry, when temperatures soared, heat entered through the fissure, burnt the electric controls and the rest is history. Basically it was just ill fate-nobody could dream the silly foam tile could do such a thing.

As of 2008, the man with the longest time in space is Sergei K. Krikalev, who has spent 803 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes, or 2.2 years, in space.

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STS, short for Space Transportation System.

Another name for a space station is an orbital station or an orbital outpost.

Alan Shepherd was selected as one of the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, his first mission into space was in 1961, his last mission was Apollo 14 in 1971, and he retired from NASA in 1974.

Time between his first and last mission was 10 years.

Time between recruitment and retirement was 15 years.

In the first few minutes of launch, big hunks of frost fall off. Later, when the rocket is near the top of the atmosphere, the large first stage of the rocket motor detaches by its explosive mounting bolts blowing themselves to bits. Later, the intermediate stage detaches in a similar manner.

A space shuttle feels like a smooth ride during liftoff with a sense of acceleration and increased G-forces. Once in space, the shuttle feels weightless and the sensation is often described as floating. Reentry can feel turbulent and intense as the shuttle reenters the Earth's atmosphere.