Space Shuttle

The Challenger space shuttle exploded on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after takeoff. The tragic event resulted in the loss of all seven crew members on board.

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While oxygen itself is not flammable, oxygen readily supports combustion. Adding oxygen to a flammable material will cause it to burn much faster and much hotter. You can see this demonstrated very easily by watching a welder at work. The welder uses acetyline as the flammable and by adding oxygen the acetyline becomes hot enough to weld or even cut metal. When the acetyline runs out the oxygen itself does not burn.

Now back to the shuttle. By mixing liquid oxygen with the booster fuel they can get a much hotter and faster burn creating much more power from the amount of fuel they have on hand. Liquid oxygen is used because you can carry a much larger amount. One gallon of liquid oxygen expands to enough gas when as it vaporises to replace several cylinders.

The two space shuttle disasters were the Challenger disaster in 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after launch, and the Columbia disaster in 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Both tragedies resulted in the loss of all crew members on board.

No, there is no way for a shuttle launch to cause an earthquake. They are very loud, but while they are close to the ground, a huge amount of water is poured under the flame. The white you see is steam, not smoke! This water keeps the rocket from destroying its pad, let alone causing earthquakes!

The space shuttle lands safely by using its thermal protection system to withstand the intense heat during re-entry, then relies on its aerodynamic design to glide and maneuver through the Earth's atmosphere for a precise landing on a runway like an airplane. Finally, it uses its braking systems, including parachutes and landing gear, to slow down and stop safely on the runway.

The first operational Space Shuttle was named "Columbia." It completed its first mission in April 1981 and went on to fly a total of 28 missions before tragically breaking apart during re-entry in 2003.

Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher selected to be the first civilian in space, was among the seven crew members who tragically lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.

A spaceship typically moves faster than a space station. Spaceships are designed for interstellar travel and can reach high speeds to explore different regions of space, while space stations are usually in orbit around a celestial body and travel at a slower, consistent pace.

Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, is the primary launch point for NASA space missions. On the west coast, Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Lompoc, California) is also used for the launch of satellites, including those for the US military.

Dafydd Williams is a Canadian astronaut who has conducted multiple missions in space. During his missions, he performed tasks such as conducting scientific experiments, repairing equipment, and supporting spacewalks. He contributed to research in various fields and helped maintain the functionality of the spacecraft.

As of the 10th of April 2010, there have been 131 space shuttle launches.

The first shuttle launched after the Challenger disaster was the Discovery shuttle, which returned to space on September 29, 1988. Discovery's mission, STS-26, was considered a success and marked the resumption of shuttle flights after a 32-month hiatus.

Yuri Gagarin made his one and only space flight in 1961. He was launched from Russia,

made a single orbit of the earth, and landed 1hour and 48minutes after launch. He never

came in contact with any object in the solar system other than the earth.

But that shouldn't be a big disappointment. As of April 2010, No human being has ever yet

'visited' any planet other than the earth.

According to Newton's 3rd Law (Every force has an equal and opposite reaction)

So once say for example the Space Shuttle gets into space it fires small bursts from it's thrusters for changes to course. To slow it does a forward thrust to stop it's speed. TO change direction it uses an unbalanced thrust from it's diffrent sides (hence the multiple nozzles on the back of the Space shuttle)

Allowing it to SLow, speed up, and change diraction.

No such thing.

Apollo 11 was a space capsule (command module). Its at the National Air & Space Museum.

Space shuttles had wings and were used about a decade after the last Apollo.

something interesting that happened when mae Jemison was a kid

Yes the Shuttle Columbia, suffered a great tragedy in 2003 and the Shuttle Challenger was lost to an explosion after launch in 1988. Columbia was one of the first shuttles and made over 20 trips to space. She was a great ship. R.I.P Cosmonauts.

John Glenn was the first American in space, orbiting the Earth in 1962, and he became the oldest person in space when he returned to space in 1998 at the age of 77 on the space shuttle Discovery.

A real rocket is able to blast into space by relying on powerful engines that burn fuel to generate thrust. The force of this thrust pushes the rocket against the force of gravity, allowing it to break free from Earth's gravitational pull and ascend into space. Rockets also have carefully calculated trajectories and guidance systems to navigate through different stages of their journey into space.

Using the Canadarm allows for precise and controlled movements in the vacuum of space without exposing astronauts to unnecessary risks. It also enables tasks to be done more efficiently and with less effort than if astronauts were to perform them manually.

The next launch STS132 is schuedled for May 14th in the afternoon. SpaceShuttleLaunchTOurs.com are allowing you to put your name down to order tickets to view the launch. I would recommend viewing it from the NASA cuaseway.

There are 2 more launches after this. The final 2, one in July and one September.

For the exact space shuttle schuedle go to www.spaceflightnow.com

They, the international community, pushed their contributions up into space and docked with the space station. This is a science vessel that multiple nations have added to. It will always be a multi nation venture.

Bob Lund convinced Jerry Mason to take a managerial approach instead of an engineering one and vote with the rest of the managers to tell NASA that the solid rocket boosters will work in the colder temperatures.