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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 the average rate of fuel consumption for the space shuttle?
The solid rocket boosters each consume propellent at a rate of about 11,000 pounds per second. The 3 main engines on the orbiter combined consume about 1000 gallons on liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen per second, draining the 520,000 gallon external fuel tank in the 8 1/2 minutes of powered flight
How do astronauts breathe in the space shuttle?
They breathe artificial "air" that is almost the same as the air on Earth. It is made up of 20% oxygen and 80% nitrogen similar to the air we breathe and it is at a pressure of 14.7psi which is the same as the atmospheric pressure on earth.
How much did the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope cost?
From an original estimate of about $400 million, by the time of launch it had cost $2.2 billion and by today has probably cost twice that amount.
Do sonic booms effect the aircraft?
After the first aircraft that surpassed the sound barrier (Google X-15) The engineers figured out ways to smooth the transition form sub-sonic to sonic speed. This is mainly done before one is built using computer aided calculations and models in tunnels. Short answer, if the aircraft was built to fly faster than sound, it does not.
Yes, Dr. Mae Jemison is still alive as of my last update. She is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first African American woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Why did the astronaut bump his head on the way out of the space shuttle?
The astronaut bumped his head on the way out of the space shuttle likely due to the confined space and limited visibility when exiting. In the microgravity environment, movements can be less predictable, making it easy to misjudge distances. Additionally, the excitement and urgency of the moment might have contributed to a lack of careful navigation.
Why is it a problem to have too much co2 in the lunar module?
It is a HUGE deal to have too much co2 in the Lunar Module, because co2 is carbon dioxide. All organisms -except plants- breath oxygen. If you have too much carbon dioxide, and not enough air, you will suffocate to death!
What is the MIR space station?
It was a Russian Space Station. It was decommissioned and de-orbited in 2001.
A few Mir facts:
* Mir (Мир) is Russian for peace or world * Mir was the first continuously staffed space station * It was in orbit for almost 15 years, occupied for 12 years and continuously manned for 10 years
* The normal crew size was three, but it could accommodate six * Astronauts from 13 different station stayed at Mir
How long does it take for a space shuttle to go around the world?
about an hour and a half
it is also refered to 90.3563534353445 min.
What is at the bottom of space?
more space
Me and My dad belive that there is sand at the bottom of space but that could be false
When did Columbia take first congressman Bill Nelson into space?
Congressman Bill Nelson Launch aboard the space shuttle Columbia on the 12th of January 1986 and landed on the 18th.
Can missiles travel into space?
No, they cant if it is a predatory missile or the smaller ones can't but nuclear ones can go into space and even circle the whole earth.
Is the mir space station still on display?
The Mir Space Station was too big and too expensive to be recovered from Earth. In 2001 it was deorbited and allowed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Any remains crashed into the ocean. Their are Mir mockups and artifacts on display at various locations around the world. The Mir Space Station was too big and too expensive to be recovered from Earth. In 2001 it was deorbited and allowed to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Any remains crashed into the ocean. Their are Mir mockups and artifacts on display at various locations around the world.
What causes a decrease in bone mass in space?
Studies have been done which showed that when bones are relieved of the burden of bearing weight, bone precursor cells fail to respond to insulin-like growth factor one or IGF-I, a biochemical regulator that plays a key role in the proliferation of most cell types.
How do you transport a space shuttle on the ground?
Before launch the shuttle is moved to the launchpad by the Shuttle Crawler-Transporter from the Vehicle Assembly Building. If the last landing has occurred at the Edwards Airforce Base in California, it will have been brought to this building by the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a 747 especially adapted to 'piggyback' it. At other times, the shuttle is pushed or towed by vehicles similar to those that move planes at airports.
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The orbiter vehicle, commonly known as the space shuttle, is actually only one piece of the Shuttle Transportation System (STS), which is stacked with the External Tank (ET) and the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's) only after it has been prepared for flight in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Once prepared for flight in the OPF, the landing gear remains in the "up" position until the orbiter lands, following each mission.
The flight-ready orbiter is transported aboard a special multi-wheeled transporter from the OPF to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where large cranes hoist it off the transporter and lift it into place aboard the Crawler-Transporter where it will be mated to the already stacked ET and SRB's to form the STS.
Once the orbiter returns to the Kennedy Space Center landing facility, either having been transported here by the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) or directly landing following a mission, it will be towed to the OPF using an aircraft-tow "tug", where it will be prepared for its next mission, beginning the cycle all over again.
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What space shuttle did Marco Pontes's fly on?
Marco Pontes never flew aboard a space shuttle. He reached the International Space Station where he served as a part of Expedition 13 via a Soyuz mission launched from Kazakhstan by the Russian Space Agency in April 2006.
How much memory is there on the space shuttle computer?
The five general purpose computers (GPCs) on the space shuttle only have about 1 megabyte of memory. Although 1 megabyte might not seem like much by today's standards, the computers run very efficiently. Because the space shuttle's computers do not require a complex graphic interface or any of the many games and programs on a home computer, 1 megabyte is all that is required. All the computer does is process raw data from the shuttle's sensors, and coordinate the shuttle's functions.
Why doesn't a rocket in space need to use an engine to keep moving in space?
Because there is no friction in space to slow the rocket down. Once the rocket is at its cruising speed, the engine can be switched off. Of course, that means that you have to use a different engine (pointing forwards) to slow down and stop the rocket since friction won't do it for you.
