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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 is a person who travels in space?
A person that travels in space is known as an Astronaut, also referred to as a Cosmonaut. An astronaut is a person who travels in space. They are usually trained to operate spaceships and other machines that they may need to survive in space.
What is the outside of the space shuttle made out of?
Most of the surface of the shuttle is covered with special insulating materials designed to protect the airframe and the people inside from the extreme heat of re-entry. The insulating materials also protect them from the cold temperatures and radiation of space while they are aloft. Different areas have different properties, depending on the amount of heat protection required.
The nose cap and wing leading edges are exposed to the highest heat during reentry - more than 1,260 °C (2,300 °F). Carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (aka carbon-carbon, abbreviated C/C) is used here.Note that while C/C has excellent thermal resistance & thermal shock resistance and a low thermal expansion coefficient, it is not as impact resistant as some of the other materials. It is believed that damage sustained during takeoff to the C/C on the leading edge of one of the wings to the space shuttle Columbia was the cause of the catastrophic failure during reentry that destroyed that shuttle.
Most of the underside of the fuselage is covered with either high-temperature reusable surface insulation (HRSI) tiles (coated LI-900 Silica ceramics) or fibrous refractory composite insulation (FRCI) tiles. These are a little tougher than the C/C and tolerate temperatures up to about 1,260 °C (2,300 °F).
Flexible Insulation Blankets (FIB), a quilted, flexible blanket-like surface insulation is used where reentry temperature is below 649 °C (1,200 °F). Earlier shuttles used Low-temperature Reusable Surface Insulation (LRSI) tiles on the upper fuselage and some may remain, but most or all of these were replaced by FIB as the shuttles were refurbished after each flight.
Starting in 1996 some tiles on the belly of the shuttle and elsewhere were also replaced with Toughened Unipiece Fibrous Insulation (TUFI) tiles.
The top and sides of the shuttle are exposed to much lower temperatures so white Nomex felt blankets are used on the upper payload bay doors, portions of the midfuselage and aft fuselage sides, portions of the upper wing surface and a portion of the OMS/RCS (Orbital Maneuvering System/Reaction Control System) pods. Nomex is a flame resistant meta-aramid, kind of like Kevlar. Kevlar is a para-aramid), but stiffer and with better temperature, chemical, and radiation resistance.
Each type of insulation has specific heat protection, impact resistance, and weight characteristics, which determine the locations where it is used and the amount used.
Who makes up the crew on a shuttle?
Commander, Pilot, Mission Specialists, Payload Specialists, Landing
What did Sunitha Williams hear in space?
i dont know who she is , but u cant hear any thing in space >.>
How much does a mission control center get paid?
exactly 4oo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,009
In outer space what can you not do?
roll down the window and look for a gas station if you run out of fuel
How many people are named the name Sally?
most likely over 1,000,000 (1 million) people are named Salley
You cant fly to space in Pokemon ruby,sapphire, or emerald.
Though you can battle team aqua/magma in emerald at the space center
hoped it helped!
What is Sally Ride's personality?
Well,
-Sally Kristen Ride was born May 26, 1951 in Encino, Los Angeles (California, US) (now age 60)
-She attended Portola Middle School and Westlake School for Girls (now Harvard-Westlake School) in Los Angeles as a child. (she attended Westlake School for Girls on a scholarship.)
-Having loved science, she attended Swarthmore College (She later transferred to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and physics.)
-She helped design the space shuttle robot arm.
-She was the first person to use the robot arm of a space shuttle.
-She endorsed Barack Obama in becoming president in 2008.
-Sally ride was the only astronaut chosen for president Ronald Reagan's Rogers commission.
-Her official title is "Dr. Sally Ride, Ph.D."
-She has a masters degree and Ph.D.
-She served in two space missions, 'STS 7' and 'STS-47-G'
-She is a teacher and physicist.
-She was 32, the youngest at the time, when she first entered space.
-She is noted to have spent more than 343 hours in space.
-She is the oldest of two, parents being of Carol Joyce and Dale Burdell Ride.
-She has a sister, Karen "Bearful" Ride.
-She married fellow NASA. astronaut Stave Hawley in 1982, but the couple later divorced in 1987.
-She never had any kids, for she thought she should have focused on her job more than other activities/distractions.
-She retired on August 15, 1987.
-She is still alive.
Hopefully that helped you in your report/mobile/project, good luck!
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What is the difference between space rockets and space shuttles?
space shuttles were made to be reusable, rockets were used only once
According to NASA archives, the average space mission lasts approximately 1 - 2 years.
Survival in space requires a pressurized environment, oxygen, and heating. None of these exist in the vaccum of space. You also need protection from the twin hazards of radiation and fast-moving micro-meteoroids.
In the manned space missions, a sealed spacecraft such as the Space Shuttle or the International Space Station can provide a shirt-sleeve environment that has everything except gravity. On long-term missions, astronauts must exercise regularly to keep their muscles and bones in healthy condition, because these bodily systems begin to atrophy in zero gravity.
For excursions into space or to the lunar surface, spacesuits take the place of a walled vehicle, but provide the same environmental supports:
- heavy materials to block radiation and small space particles
- heat exchangers to keep the interior warm but distribute the scorching heat from the Sun
- a pressurized inner suit
- the breathing apparatus that provides oxygen while removing exhaled carbon dioxide.
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What space shuttle landed on Mars?
No space shuttle has landed on Mars. Space shuttles were designed for low Earth orbit missions and were retired in 2011. Mars rovers, such as Curiosity and Perseverance, have successfully landed on Mars to explore the planet's surface.
This link explains it very well.
http://www.physlink.com/education/AskExperts/ae221.cfm
What happened to the shuttle Challenger?
The Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch on January 28, 1986, killing the seven brave astronauts on board.It was caused by a bad O-ring.
What is Mae C Jamison's education?
Chicago's Beethoven high school, then early admission to Stanford graduating in chemical engineering, and then Cornell medical school.
