Space Shuttle

Challenger - Blew up from a faulty O-Ring on the main Fuel tank/Rocket.

Columbia - Burned up on re-entry

Atlantis

Discovery

Endeavour

The space shuttle external tank was made primarily of aluminum with a foam insulation layer applied to its exterior surface. The aluminum provided structural strength while the foam insulation helped regulate the temperature of the propellants inside the tank.

Yes, there would still be gravity on a spaceship in open space due to the ship's acceleration creating a force similar to gravity. The direction of this artificial gravity would be towards the floor of the spaceship, simulating the gravitational pull we experience on Earth.

The maiden flight of the space shuttle program was April 12, 1981. You are probably refering to the 1969 Apollo 11 manned flight to the Moon which carried Neil Armstrong, Edwin [Buzz] Aldwin and Michael Collins to the historic landing in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20. Six hours after touchdown, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon and Buzz Aldwin became the second. Michael Collins remained on the "mother ship" in lunar orbit. After a two and one half hour moon walk during which they collected 50 pounds of moon rocks, the duo blasted off from the surface of the moon and rejoined Michael Collins in orbit. On July 24, 1969 they safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

The Challenger was 74 seconds in-flight when it exploded.

The space shuttle stands at 184 feet (56 meters) high, on top of a mounded pad.

Yes, there is the force of gravity when the Space Shuttle is in space. The Earth's gravity is a force which continues throughout space, however diminishing as it travels further out (similar to the suns light traveling throughout space). A good example of the gravity's force in space would be the tool bag lost on a spacewalk which fell back to Earth. Also, the gravity in space seems much less due to the fact there is very little to no atmosphere weighing on the space craft (depending on altitude). On Earth atmosphere at sea level ways 14.7 pounds per square inch and gets lighter as you climb.

The Space shuttle cannot go beyond low earth orbit, but assuming you were traveling at the shuttle's orbital speed of 17,600 mph it would take approximately 7 months to reach the sun (the nearest star to earth), and approximately 160,000 years to reach Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the sun.

The first mission to carry a teacher into space was a Challenger mission in 1986. This mission ended in tragedy when the Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All aboard died, including teacher, Christa McAuliffe.

The cost to refuel the space shuttle varies, but historically it has been estimated to be around $500 million for a single launch, including the cost of fuel and other expenses such as personnel and maintenance. This high cost is due to the specialized nature of the fuel used by the space shuttle and the complex processes involved in preparing and launching the spacecraft.

A space rocket is a type of vehicle used to propel spacecraft into space, while a space shuttle refers to a specific type of spacecraft that can carry crew and cargo to and from space. Space shuttles are reusable vehicles that are launched like a rocket but land like an airplane.

Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Columbia being the first. Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983, and it completed nine missions before breaking apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission, STS-51-L on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seven crew members.

The Space Shuttle Discovery never experienced an explosion. It was a NASA shuttle that had successful missions between 1984 and 2011. The Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Columbia disaster in 2003 were two separate incidents involving other space shuttle missions that resulted in tragic losses.

That depends on how good your eye-sight is. How far can you see? ^Very funny. But seriously, I remember seeing the shuttle launch once when I was a kid growing up in N. Carolina, which must have been at least 500 miles from Cape Canaveral. ^^In that case at least 500 miles! ^^^uk sucks.

The shuttle is visible to the naked eye on a clear night as it passes overhead due to the sunlight reflecting off it's light colored fuselage. When docked with the International Space Station the two are even more visible.

Pass predictions for any point on earth are available from http://heavens-above.com

One memorable event that occurred on July 17, 1959 was the first successful test launch of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile by the United States Air Force. Additionally, the melodramatic movie "A Summer Place" directed by Delmer Daves, was released in the US on that day.

A space shuttle is primarily made of lightweight yet strong materials such as aluminum, titanium, and carbon fiber composite. These materials are chosen for their ability to withstand the extreme conditions of space, including high temperatures during re-entry and the harsh environment of space itself. Special heat-resistant tiles are also used on the shuttle's exterior to protect it from the intense heat generated during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

The shuttle is scheduled to launch at 7:13 p.m. EST, with a current 70% "go" status for weather. The shuttle launch was postponed from its original Saturday 7:39 p.m. slot so NASA officials could inspect potential lightning damage to areas near the launch pad incurred Friday during severe weather.

200-300 nautical miles depending on the mission

I recommend checking online resources like space station tracking websites or apps for real-time information on the space shuttle's schedule and trajectory. Be sure to input your location to get accurate information on the time it will pass over your specific area.

The Space Shuttle is simply incapable of going to the moon, it simply doesn't carry enough fuel and once the Main Shuttle Engines (MSE) have fired, they can't be re-fired without a major refitting being done on them. Using the Shuttle to travel to Lunar orbit was investigated in the late 1980's, but the conclusion was that it would not be possible without refitting the entire craft and developing new tanks that could be installed in space, a rather difficult job. Finally it was unknown if the heat resistant tiles could actually survive re-entry at the speeds it would be going on return. Having said that, Apollo 8 was accelerated to 10,822 m/s for its trans-lunar cruise, so the Shuttle would have to reach a similar velocity. Apollo 10 reached the fastest manned space craft speed ay 11,069 m/s at re-entry. In comparison, the ISS is travelling at only 7,640m/s and the Hubble at 8,046m/s. Given this, and the fact that the Hubble is the Shuttle's practical limit currently, it would need nearly another 2,800m/s delta-v to be able to reach the moon.

The US Mint did not issue a space shuttle commemorative in 1988.

you can't. i tries putting psycho jatos on it, but it sunk below the runway and crashed. it doesn't work. you have to go to the "file" drop-down menu, click "load situation" and then click either "space shuttle full reentry" or "space shuttle final reentry"

or go to the drop down menu "location" and click "get me lost"

The debris from Space Shuttle Challenger is buried under a missile silo in Cape Canaveral AFB in Merritt Island, Florida.