Space Shuttle

There were 4 components to the spacecraft that took the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon.

1. The launch vehicle - Saturn V (SA-506)

2. The Apollo Command Module - Columbia (CM-107)

3. The Service Module - supplied oxygen and electricity to the Command Module (SM-107)

4. The Lunar Module - Eagle (LM-5)

Kevlar is quite common but there may be other materials used also.

Imagine you're on a spaceship in orbit around the moon. You have a fuel leak and are running out of power. When do you fire the ship's thrusters, and for how long and in what direction, in order to be able to return to Earth safely? Obviously, this is not a question that astronauts usually face (except maybe on Apollo 13) but hopefully it illustrates the way in which math (in this case, calculus, algebra, etc.) and science (in this case, the physics of orbits), which has math at its heart, relates to everything that goes on in a space flight mission. All the science and engineering that goes into designing, building and flying spacecraft is based on math - without math, there would be no way to predict beforehand how the spacecraft would react to different conditions and how it would move in its orbit. I imagine that astronauts probably don't directly use much more than simple math when on a flight - important calculations are done by computers - but to have some idea of what a spacecraft is doing and how it is operating, without placing complete blind faith in the people who built it, requires a knowledge of math. Also, in addition to flying and maneuvering a spacecraft, astronauts are often involved in conducting scientific experements aboard the spacecraft, which would involve math in other ways too.

The fastest sea vessel was not even a ship: it was a plane/boat hybrid called an ekranoplan that used the "ground effect" to keep the vessel above the water as it "flew" at an altitude of a few meters above the water. In effect, it was a seabound flying boat. The Russian-built vessel called the Caspian Sea Monster was a prototype that reached a test speed of 404 mph. Smaller versions have served with the Soviet Navy.

The fastest actual ships are hovercraft designs such as the Mountbatten class ferries, and their military counterparts that can travel up to 95 mph. The "official" speed record is somewhat lower, at about 86 mph.

The first space shuttle test flights began in 1981, with the first operational flights beginning in 1982.

The orbiter's main landing gear touches down on the runway at 214 to 226 miles per hour, followed by the nose gear.

Mary Jemison lived on the Buffalo Creek Reservation later in life until she died. She was an early American pioneer and adopted Seneca.

This has been a very interesting point in determining who the first person was in space. The people who govern these types of things mandate that the astronaut was supposed to launch and land in their spacecraft. So by those standards, the first person in space was american Alan Shepard May 1961.

However, it's universally regarded that Yuri Gagarin was the first person in space when he launched aboard Vostok 1 in April 1961. Yuri made 1 revolution around the earth, after he re-entered the atmosphere, he ejected from his spacecraft at 20,000ft and landed on earth by parachute.

Once a satellite is launched into orbit, the force of gravity tends to pull it toward the Earth. But by moving fast enough, it falls in a curved path and circles the Earth. So orbit is something like a controlled fall. If a satellite does not move fast enough, it will eventually spiral closer to the Earth and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

The same balance of gravity and speed keeps the moon and the International Space Station in orbit.

This answer was found at the site of: http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/wonder_of_flight/iss.html

No - Dr. Jemison's only role was as a Shuttle Mission Specialist, and we haven't been to the Moon since the 70's.

In my opinion they were aliens. Mean,selfish aliens that didnt care of anything. Hitler didnt even have blonde hair and blue eyes! No they didnt have contact with aliens

Guion S. Bluford Jr. was the first African American to go into space when flew on the Challenger space shuttle in 1983.

Since many astronauts are scientists, or are under the direction of scientists, most of the time spent in space is devoted to experiments and keeping the ship clean and in good repair. With their vitals being monitored constantly, one could say that every moment an astronaut is in space is somebody's experiment. Astronauts also spend a good portion of the day sleeping, as we do.

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does it have to be that hard to find Mae jemisons adult life

Technically it was a rocket because up til the, 80s' i think, they used rockets

They were used for military bombardment. In the Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key mentions "The Rockets red glare. The bombs bursting in air". Those were Congreve rockets.

She is very much alive as of 2012. She is a professor at Cornell University, and also does speaking engagements (she did one with first lady Michelle Obama) about encouraging girls to study science.

She loved science and that led her to become the first African American in space.

The earliest form of rockets can be traced back to 13th century China, when Taoist alchemists used black powder to propel projectiles. Rockets were being used by the Mongols and Genghis Khan in their battles in Russia and Eastern Europe by the mid-1240s.

The blame was put on the o-rings in the solid booster rockets. The failure was attributed to a combination of poor design and cold weather.

Probably Benjamin Banneker, who was born in 1731. He was a mathematician, an astronomer and a surveyor.