Space Shuttle

The commission's recommended that NASA needed to restructure its management so that change could take place. NASA's management needed to tighten its control to establish higher safety regulations for shuttle safety. Both the Challenger and Columbia had safety issues that were either overlooked or brushed under the rug.

NASA also had major communication problems before, during, and after both disasters. The lack of communication posed a significant safety issue for everyone in the space program.

Yes, it is true that an astronaut in space will float away without a tether or thrusters to hold her in place. In the microgravity environment of space, objects and people will continue in their current trajectory unless acted upon by an external force. The astronaut needs to be tethered to the space station or use thrusters in her space suit to prevent drifting away.

No, Venus is brighter in the night sky than the International Space Station. Venus is often referred to as the "evening star" or "morning star" due to its brightness, which is caused by its thick clouds reflecting a significant amount of sunlight.

The space shuttle has to start straight up, like a rocket.

The white smoke seen during a shuttle launch is caused by the ignition of the solid rocket boosters. It consists of exhaust gases and steam produced by the burning of solid propellant.

Because fifty years of secret human and animal experimentation, in laboratories,

under water, and in space, have led to the inescapable conclusion, with which

there are no longer any dissenters, that human astronauts are more productive,

more alert, more efficient, and generally happier, and last significantly longer into

the mission, when they're able to breathe, and the resources to do so are provided.

Her name was Christa McAuliffe, and she was selected America's Teacher in Space in 1985 over almost 11,000 applicants, 114 semifinalist and 10 finalists. The program had been announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

The New Hampshire high school teacher spent five months training for a flight on the space shuttle Challenger. She had hoped to record her flight and conduct lessons from the shuttle all about space travel.

She and her six crewmates on the Challenger were killed when the shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on January 28, 1986. She was 37.

The next space shuttle mission is scheduelled for the 3rd feb 2011(shuttle discovery sts 133)

It was originally due for launch back in November 2010 but due to technical problems and bad weather the next launch window is now set for 3rd feb 2011.

Blimps rely on buoyancy to stay afloat, which is achieved by being lighter than the air around them. In the vacuum of space, there is no air for the blimp to displace and generate lift, so it would not be able to remain buoyant and fly. Additionally, blimps are not designed to withstand the extreme conditions, temperatures, and lack of atmosphere in space.

No, the NASA space shuttle did not land on the moon. The space shuttles were designed for low Earth orbit missions and were not capable of making the journey to the moon. The Apollo missions were responsible for landing astronauts on the moon.

A payload specialist is a non-professional astronaut assigned to a space mission to oversee and operate specific experiments or equipment onboard the spacecraft. They are responsible for conducting scientific research and monitoring the payload activities during the mission.

During re-entry, a space shuttle's exterior can experience temperatures of up to 1,650 degrees Celsius (3,000 degrees Fahrenheit) due to the intense friction caused by the rapid deceleration and compression of air molecules. The shuttle's heat shield is designed to withstand these extreme temperatures and protect the spacecraft and its crew from burning up.

Propellers rely on air or water to generate thrust, but space is a vacuum with no air. In space, vehicles use thrusters that expel propellant in the opposite direction to move forward. This method follows Newton's third law of motion.

The International Space Station is maintained in a near circular orbit with a minimum mean altitude of 278 km (173 mi) and a maximum of 460 km (286 mi). Atmospheric drag gradually slows the station down and it moves closer to earth. The station must be periodically re-boosted. This re-boost can be performed by the station's two main engines on the Zvezda service module, a docked Space Shuttle, a Progress resupply vessel, or by ESA's ATV.

On September 20, 2010, NASA reported that the ISS orbital numbers were:

Perigee 351 km (189 nmi) AMSL

Apogee 360 km (194 nmi) AMSL

Orbital inclination 51.64 degrees

Average speed 7,706.6 m/s (27,743.8 km/h, 17,239.2 mph)

Orbital period 91 minutes

Perigee is the orbit's lowest point and apogee is its highest point. AMSL stands for Above Mean Sea Level. nmi stands for Nautical Miles

The exosphere is the top layer of the earth's atmosphere. It has a lower boundary of about 120 miles and a upper boundary of 120,000 miles (half-way to the moon). So the Space Shuttle spends almost all of its missions within the lower part of the Exosphere.

The crew compartment - or Orbiter - which was blown clear of the main SRB's and fuel-tanks made water impact at approximately 207mph. It took a little over 2 and a half minutes to fall from the peak of its ballistic arc, which was around 65,000ft.

The actual impact force was something around 200g, and in the unlikely event that any of the crew were still concious they would have been instantly killed - the speed with which it hit the Atlantic literally tore it apart. It took six weeks to discover its eventual location, 100ft below the surface.

Shannon Lucid set the U.S. record for longest stay in space in 1996

The first unmanned rocket ship put into space was the Soviet R-7 Semyorka, which was launched on August 21, 1957. This rocket successfully placed the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit, marking the beginning of the space age.

Some major events from 2000-2010 include the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Iraq War beginning in 2003, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the global financial crisis in 2008, and the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States in 2008.

April 12, 1961.

This anniversary is celebrated even in the United States by NASA as being significant to the advancement of space travel.

If you mean which direction do I look to see the Space Station the answer is it depends. The Space Station is orbiting at 17,500 miles per hour so it's not going to appear stationary.

You cannot see the Space Station during the daytime because the sky is too bright, and you cannot see it in the middle of the night because it's too close to the Earth to catch any reflected light from the sun. Which leaves right before sunrise and right after sunset as the only viewing opportunities and of course it has to be in your area.

NASA has a website where you can findout what's visible from your location and when

Space shuttles are shaped like airplanes for efficient re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The aerodynamic design helps control the shuttle's descent and reduces heat buildup during re-entry. This shape also allows the shuttle to glide and land like an airplane.

One important event in 1981 was the launch of the space shuttle Columbia, which marked the beginning of the Space Shuttle program. Additionally, the first reported cases of AIDS were documented in 1981, marking the beginning of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

During a Saturn V launch, various stages of the rocket jettison as they are expended. The first stage (S-IC) jettisons about 2 minutes after liftoff, followed by the second stage (S-II) about 8 minutes into the flight. The third stage (S-IVB) separates once the desired orbit is achieved. Finally, the Apollo spacecraft separates from the S-IVB stage before entering lunar orbit.

"It" is used to describe something undefined.

In science, you may never use "it" in an experiment because when another scientists is reading the results, they will not know what is being talked about.