Space Shuttle

The space shuttle that launched on July 22, 1999 was the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-93. This mission was notable for deploying the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which is a space telescope designed to observe X-ray emissions from high-energy regions of the universe.

A space shuttle carries its own supply of oxygen to sustain the astronauts' breathing when they are in space where there is no atmosphere. It ensures they have a continuous source of oxygen for respiration during the mission.

Yuri Gagarin became the first person into outer space on the 12th of April, 1961.

It won't - at some time the balloon would burst or become the same density as the atmosphere, so stop rising.

The above answer is correct. At about 110,000 feet or ~ 21+ miles (when the shuttle was well into the stratosphere) the balloon will burst.

However to get the space shuttle into the stratosphere it would take 2,029,203,000 liters of helium and would cost approximately $ 146,102,616.

Assumptions:

Space shuttle weighs: 2,029,203 KG

1 Liter of helium can lift ~ 1 gram.

Helium costs approximately 7.2 cents per gram.

According to the NASA website it costs $450,000,000 to launch a shuttle. Maybe they should look into using helium to get them the first 20 miles.

Before the space shuttle, spacecraft such as the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs were used to travel in space. These spacecraft were designed for specific missions like orbital flights, spacewalks, and moon landings.

Space Shuttle Atlantis was one of NASA's space shuttles used for space missions, including servicing the Hubble Space Telescope and building the International Space Station. It flew its maiden voyage in 1985 and completed its final mission in 2011. Atlantis is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

It did. Space shuttles are covered with various layers of ceramic heat resistant plating. Columbia however had a few of its tiles damaged by a falling piece of insulation during the launch. Normally a few tiles are not so much a problem. Because they were in such a critical zone on the wing (known as the "leading edge") , which endures the hottest of temperatures on re-entry, it caused uneven heat distribution leading to the breaking up of the craft in february 2003.

Liquid Oxygen and liquid hydrogen in the fuel tank. The orbiter uses Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and Nitrogen tetroxide or peroxide(N2o4).
For takeoff the shuttle uses a hydrogen/ oxygen mixture. In orbit it uses a solid mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium perchlorate


All current spacecraft use chemical rockets (bipropellant or solid-fuel) for launch
Liquid O2

Sunita Williams has flown on space shuttles Discovery and Atlantis as part of her missions with NASA.

The first shuttle launch was April 12, 1981. It was called STS-1

The speed at which forward velocity carries an object into orbit (falling past the Earth's edge) is called "escape velocity". With no atmopheric friction or a counteracting acceleration, the object can coast in a stable orbit. The speed required, as measured at the Earth's surface, is 11.2 kilometers per second (7 miles/sec) or about 25,000 mph. That is the speed needed to leave Earth's atmosphere and go into space.

During reentry, the space shuttle experiences intense heat and pressure as it breaks through Earth's atmosphere. The crew inside may feel vibrations and turbulence as the shuttle slows down rapidly due to atmospheric drag. It's like hitting a speed bump at high speed.

A space shuttle typically requires around 1.6 million pounds of fuel, consisting of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, to take off. The exact amount can vary depending on the specific mission and payload of the shuttle.

One of the great technological feats of the shuttle program was the development of the Space Shuttle's thermal protection system, which protected the orbiter from the intense heat of re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. This system consisted of insulating tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon panels that allowed the shuttle to endure extreme temperatures during its missions.

The shuttle's speed is close to 230 km an hour so that is the way it can orbit hte earth close to 50 times a day.

Space junk is usually the result of human-made objects that are no longer operational or have been discarded in space. This includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from collisions, and debris from missions. Over time, these objects can collide with each other, creating more debris and increasing the amount of space junk in orbit.

as far as we know, we live in 3-Dimensional space which encompasses everything in the known universe. there is space in any dimension, so you can't get out of space, or you would not exist.

if you mean run out of space, then something as large as the universe that would use up most space would probably turn into a black hole anyway.

The space shuttle's main engines provided approximately 418,000 pounds of thrust each, and the solid rocket boosters provided an additional 1.3 million pounds of thrust each. Together, this allowed the space shuttle to break Earth's orbit and reach space.

The Falcon Heavy, developed by SpaceX, is currently one of the most powerful rockets in operation. It has the ability to carry heavy payloads to a variety of orbits, making it suitable for a wide range of missions.

Mission commander or commander. Watch Star Trek

The space shuttles stopped landing in the ocean in 1981. In response to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred in 1986, all subsequent shuttle missions landed on the runway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Yes, astronauts go through a process called "post-flight rehabilitation" once they return to Earth. This includes physical therapy, medical check-ups, and exercises to help their bodies readjust to gravity and prevent conditions like muscle atrophy and bone density loss. However, they don't have to worry about getting the bends, as that is a condition related to scuba diving and not space travel.

The closest personnel are to the space shuttle during launch is usually around 3 miles away at the Kennedy Space Center. This distance is for safety reasons, to protect personnel in case of an explosion or other hazardous event during launch.