Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Challenger blew up on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members on board. The disaster was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters, leading to an explosion of the external fuel tank.

The space shuttle that blew up a few minutes after takeoff was the Space Shuttle Challenger. The tragic accident occurred on January 28, 1986, resulting in the loss of all seven crew members on board. This event had a profound impact on the space program and led to a temporary suspension of the shuttle program.

Columbia heated up and broke apart while entering the atmosphere.

The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members on board.

I believe we already can or be super close. Its just not public yet. There has to be a bigger reason why we quit space travel. I mean there's no reason we should stop space is huge and it needs to be explored. So yes I think there can be.

The kinetic energy of the space shuttle is converted into thermal energy due to friction with the Earth's atmosphere during reentry. This intense heat causes the surrounding air to glow and create the fiery appearance.

Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Mike Smith, Ron McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Gregory Jarvis

It takes approximately 3 days for a space shuttle to reach the moon from Earth. This timeline includes the launch, travel time, and lunar orbit insertion.

spacecraft commander: Francis R. (dick) Scobee, pilot: Michael J. Smith, 3 mission specialists: Judith A. Resnik, Ronald E. McNair, & Ellison S. Onizuka, 2 crew members: Gregory B Jarvis, Sharon Christa McAuliffe

The first American space shuttle, Columbia, went into space on April 12, 1981.

The space shuttle that exploded upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003 was the Space Shuttle Columbia. The disaster resulted in the loss of all seven crew members on board.

Christa Mcauliffe, Francis R. "Dick" Scobee (mission commander), Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. Were the ones on board when it exploded.

The first stage of a multi-stage rocket is called the booster stage. It is responsible for providing the initial thrust needed to lift the rocket off the ground and begin the ascent to space. Once its fuel is expended, it separates from the rocket to reduce weight and allow the next stage to continue the journey.

In 1979, Space Shuttle Enterprise, mounted on top of a specially-modified 747, stopped overnight in Atlanta for refueling and cargo checks.

Enterprise was a test article, it never went into space.

Atlanta Airport is not suitable for landing a reentering space shuttle.

challenger and the Columbia

It's high enough into space and far enough away over the Atlantic ocean by that time that the cameras can't see it. You can see launch video but space isn't a hard boundary. Oftentimes the astronauts' shades might be closed due to sunlight because they don't have to see what's outside on the way up.

NASA says space begins at 122 kilometers (76 miles). This specific number is the approximate boundary where the atmosphere begins to exert noticeable drag on an object so it's based on a scientific fact.

The USA says space begins at 80 kilometers (50 miles) and says anyone who passes this altitude is an astronaut.

Thus, there's no clear cut determination of where space really begins. The atmosphere extends much farther than 76 miles and fades away.

As of March 2010, no Americans have died in space. Space is defined as 62 miles above sea level. Several astronauts have died in spaceflight-related disasters. In 1967, the 3-man crew of Apollo 1 died during a fire on the launchpad. In 1986, the 7-member crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger died during launch. Challenger was still far from reaching space. In 2003, the 7-member crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia died during re-entry. By the time the vehicle broke apart, the crew was below the 62 mile mark.

The external fuel tank of the space shuttle cannot be reused. It is a one-time use component that is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere upon reentry.

The first manned shuttle to actually reach Space was Columbia aka OV-102. The first mission was called STS-1 and there were two astronauts - Commander John Young and pilot Bob Crippen.

MECO stands for "Main Engine Cutoff". At this point, the shuttle is flying only with its three main engines. At MECO a sequence of events happens including throttling power back on the engines and the final result is that the main engines of the shuttle are shut down. Soon after this, the external tank is cut free since it's now mostly drained of fuel and oxidizer.

Rockets consume a wide variety of fuel. One standard rule is that there must be an oxidizer and a fuel.

The most simple formula is hydrogen burning with oxygen, which produces water vapor (H2+O2 -->H2O). The Space Shuttle burns hydrogen and oxygen in its main engines, the solid rocket boosters burn ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, iron oxide, a polymer of some kind, and epoxy.

The V2 rocket from World War II burned an ethanol/water mix and liquid oxygen (C2H6O+H2O+O2-->CO2+H20). The water was meant to slow the reaction.

The Apollo Lunar Lander used Aerozine 50 (C2H8N2+H4N2) and Nitrogen Tetroxide (N2O4).

The Columbia Space Shuttle crew noticed the damage to the spacecraft during re-entry on February 1, 2003. The damage was caused by a piece of foam insulation that struck the shuttle's wing during liftoff.

There are a lot of systems in the orbiter to control and monitor!

There's stuff for the shuttle: The flight systems, the environmental controls, power to the different parts of the shuttle, fuel systems, communications systems of all flavors and types, navigation, many computers, and of course all the redundant backups that go with it!

Then there's the stuff that is used to control systems like the external tank, the SRBs, the gantry, etc.

That's not to say about the power and control for the experiments they have on board plus the remote arm in the cargo bay.

Single stage rockets are simpler, cheaper, and have fewer components, making them easier to design and build. On the other hand, multi stage rockets are more efficient as they discard empty fuel tanks during flight, reducing the weight carried to space and increasing overall speed. This allows multi stage rockets to reach higher velocities and altitudes compared to single stage rockets.

The International Space Station (ISS) was not invented, but rather it was a collaborative project involving multiple countries. The ISS program was officially launched in 1998 with the assembly of various modules in space, with the first crew occupying the station in 2000. The ISS serves as a unique scientific laboratory for international research in microgravity environments.