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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttles are reusable spacecraft with wings for controlled descent into the atmosphere. They are designed to transport astronauts between earth and an orbiting space station and to deploy and retrieve satellites. Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour are the three Space Shuttles in operation today.
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What are the two forces acting when a space shuttles take off?
The two forces acting on a space shuttle during take off and throughout its ascent through the atmosphere are Thrust and Weight. Moreover, there is also a drag force in the direction of the weight, i.e., opposite to the motion of the space shuttle.
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What is name of first indian space shuttle which landed in the moon?
No Indian Space Shuttle has ever landed on the moon. The only country that has ever physically landed on the moon is the United States.
When did the space shuttle land in NY?
It landed november 21, 1958...
You heard that from me and nobody else >:(
Where is the space agency test ranges and launching site in Florida?
The Kennedy Space Center is located near Titusville, off Orlando, in Florida. Now, launches are made from Cape Canaveral Air Station, a facility of the US Air Force, a direct neighbor of KSC.
Visitor information and driving directions to KSC can be found in the related links below.
Click "Visitor Complex" or "Directions from ... "
Which rocket on the space shuttle are most powerful?
The solid rocket booster or SRB's as they are known. They pack a right punch I can tell thee!
Why is the exterior of the space shuttle covered with ceramic tiles?
CThey aren't just any ceramic tiles; they are made of a special synthetic material similiar to ceramic. Their purpose is to prevent the heat from reentering the earth's atmosphere from getting in the shuttle and basically melting the whole thing; kinda like insulation. The Columbia disaster in 2003 was cause by broken tiles.
How often did a space shuttle land in CA?
The space shuttle landed on the dry lakebed at the Edwards Air Force Base 60 times. This includes 5 free flight tests of Space Shuttle Enterprise.
There were 2 additional primary landing sites: The Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (78 landings) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (never used).
There was 1 backup landing site used when weather did not permit landing at a primary site: While Sands Missile Range (1 landing, STS-3). White Sands was activated only one other time during STS-116 due to poor weather conditions both in Florida and California. Weather cleared in time for Discovery to land in Florida however.
There were numerous emergency sites along the east coast of the United States and several across the Atlantic.
Why isn't the entire space shuttle coated with thermal tiles?
The tiles are expensive to make and maintain. They are designed for and installed in very high heat areas that are encountered during reentry. The nose cap and wing leading edges see the highest heat and are made of reinforced carbon carbon. The black tiles see the next highest amount of heat followed by the white tiles. Both of these are made of silica with a ceramic coating. The sidewalls of the fuselage see only moderate heat and are flexible insulation blankets, made of quartz and silica. Finally, the lowest heat areas are the tops of the wings and they are simply nomex felt coated with RTV, called FRSI or felt reusable surface insulation. The entire exterior of the orbiter is glued to the structure using red RTV. Generally speaking, the lower heat a type of thermal protection sees, the lower the cost of making and maintaining it.
Generally, a satellite orbits the Earth, while a space probe is sent to gather information beyond Earth orbit. However, probe can orbit the Earth (and therefore technically be a satellite) or go into orbit around another body (the Moon, Mars, etc.) and therefore also technically become a satellite of that body.
It was the 135th and final launch of the Space Shuttle Program. The program lasted 30 years. The spacecraft that launched was Space Shuttle Atlantis.
How fast does the space shuttle travel during launch?
about 11.2 kilometers per second to leave earth
it takes 5 kilometers per second to leave mars
When did the shuttle enterprise first fly?
Because Enterprise was built as a test vehicle for atmospheric test flights and landings it never flew a space mission. Its 1976 unveiling was in Palmdale, CA and its first atmospheric test flight was in 1977.
Where are the retired space shuttles housed?
The 36 year old Space Shuttle Enterprise is housed at the Interprid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York City, the 29 year old Space Shuttle Discovery is at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, the 27 year old Space Shuttle Atlantis is at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and the 21 year old Space Shuttle Endeavour is at the California Science Center in California.
How many gallons of fuel does the space shuttle burn on liftoff?
147,000 gallons of liquid oxygen
400,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen
Dennis Tito was the first person to pay his way to the I.S.S. and space.
What was the space shuttle's speed during reentry?
As the shuttle reaches entry interface, the point where it starts to feel the effects of the atmosphere, it is traveling at about Mach 24.5 or about 24,000 miles per hour.
Where did the space shuttle Atlantis launch from?
Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida, where all the Space Shuttles were launched.
