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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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Temperature of the air in the shuttle orbit?
The temperature in the space shuttle orbit can vary greatly, ranging from extreme heat when exposed to direct sunlight to extreme cold when in the shade. The interior of the shuttle is controlled to be comfortable for the astronauts, typically maintained around 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius).
When astronauts go outside of a shuttle in space it is called an Eva what does Eva stand for?
Extra Vehicular Activity
What are different ways to explore space?
by not going there and leave things be, or astronauts, robots, satillites ortelescopes.
astronaut's, robots, satellites that kind of stuff.
Can you eat through a space suit?
No. In the past spacesuits have had food inside and all spacesuits have drinking water in them. But, neither food nor water can go through the suits when they are pressurized.
Did the shuttle columbia's astronauts survive?
no, all the astronauts on the final mission of columbia died during reentry.
What does an o-ring do in a space shuttle?
The same it always do - provides a seal between two surfaces.
What modes of communication can astronauts use when they are outside the space shuttle?
Mabye a walkie-talkie or radio. I am not sure.
What does a payload specialist on space flights?
They are selected & trained commercially for specific payloads on certain space shuttle missions
What large portion of a space shuttle that resembles an airplane and carries the crew is called the?
orbiter
Weightlessness
orbiter
The first astronaut of Indian origin was Kalpana Chawla whose first mission with NASA was in 1997. The first India person in space, though, was Rakesh Sharma who on a Soviet mission in 1984.
This is known as free fall or microgravity. In this state, astronauts and objects inside the shuttle experience a sensation of weightlessness because they are falling at the same rate as the shuttle around the Earth, creating the illusion of being in a state of weightlessness.
