Space Shuttle

The space shuttle flies backwards during re-entry to utilize its heat shield effectively. By presenting the heat shield forward, it can withstand the extreme temperatures generated by re-entering Earth's atmosphere at high speeds. Flying backwards also helps maintain stability and control during this phase of the mission.

There was a faulty O ring which lead to that explosion that killed all the astronauts on board.

International space station is not flying, its orbiting.

Yes, the space shuttle program was more expensive to operate compared to traditional rockets due to its larger size, complexity, and reusability features. Rockets like the Falcon 9 developed by SpaceX are more cost-effective for launching payloads into space.

Astronauts can survive in space for a limited amount of time without protection due to the lack of oxygen and extreme temperatures. In the vacuum of space, they would quickly lose consciousness due to lack of oxygen, but the exact time frame can vary based on the individual. With the appropriate gear and protection, such as a spacesuit or spacecraft, astronauts can survive for extended periods of time in space.

The Challenger space shuttle had completed nine successful flights before it tragically exploded during its tenth mission on January 28, 1986.

Yes, rocket motors can burn fuel without the presence of air because they carry their own oxidizer, which provides the oxygen needed for combustion. This allows them to operate in the vacuum of space where there is no air.

The phases of space shuttle flight are liftoff, orbit insertion, orbit, re-entry, and landing.

The International Space Station orbits the Earth at an average altitude of about 250 miles (400 kilometers) and travels approximately 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour. It completes an orbit around the Earth roughly every 90 minutes.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the independent US governmental agency established in 1958 for the research and development of space vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside of Earth's atmosphere.

The International Space Station travels at an average speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour) in low Earth orbit. This fast speed allows it to orbit the Earth roughly every 90 minutes.

If you meant 'Where does outer space end?' then the answer is that the universe is infinite, and that there is no attainable 'edge of the universe'. If you meant 'when will outer space end', that's a completely different question.

The speed of reentry combined with air friction creates a massive amount of heat at the point of entry.

Heat shielding allows the craft to survive the high temperatures intact, but even a small defect in shielding can be catastrophic.

During reentry, the space shuttle experiences deceleration forces of around 3 g's. This means that the astronauts onboard would feel a force three times stronger than the force of gravity pulling them towards the Earth.

Sound needs a volume to travel in. Space happens to be a vacuum, so said volume is not there. Sound cannot travel in space because of this.

If sound cannot travel through space, it is not going to reach Earth.

So, no.

The first space shuttle to fly in space was named Columbia. It completed its maiden flight on April 12, 1981.

The shuttle is traveling at a tremendous speed. In order to come out of orbit, the shuttle must slow down. When flipped backwards, the shuttle fires it's engines to slow down and enter the atmosphere. The shuttle begins to be slowed down by the atmosphere as it flips to a forward position for a proper landing.

It can go a little faster than 18,000 miles per hour. So slow compared to what the universe can throw at it.

No fatalities have ever occurred on a shuttle prior to launch.

3 astronauts did die on January 27, 1967 during a test for the Apollo/Saturn-204 launch, also known as AS-204. Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee died when fire broke out inside the capsule.

AS-204 was later officially renamed Apollo 1.

Spacecraft like rockets, space shuttles, and satellites are vehicles that can fly in space. They are designed to operate in the vacuum of space and travel to different celestial bodies like the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

From the perspective of the spaceship, it moved away from Earth. However, according to Newton's third law of motion, the Earth also moved away from the spaceship in the opposite direction. This is due to the equal and opposite reaction experienced when thrust is applied for the spaceship to leave Earth's atmosphere.

A consultant is usually an expert or a professional in a specific field and has a wide knowledge of the subject matter. A consultant usually works for a consultancy firm or is self-employed, and engages with multiple and changing clients. Thus, clients have access to deeper levels of expertise than would be feasible for them to retain in-house, and may purchase only as much service from the outside consultant as desired. It is generally accepted good corporate governance to hire consultants as a check to the Principal-Agent problem.

'Consultant' is also the term used to denote the most senior medical position in the United Kingdom, Australia andIreland (e.g., a consultant surgeon).

Kalpana Chawla was the Indo-American woman astronaut on board the space shuttle Atlantis. She was the first woman of Indian descent to go to space and tragically lost her life during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.