Space Shuttle

A rocket continues to accelerate after launch by continuously burning fuel in its engines, which generates thrust. As the rocket's mass decreases due to burning fuel, its acceleration increases per Newton's second law of motion, F=ma. This process allows the rocket to overcome Earth's gravitational pull and gain speed as it travels through the atmosphere and into space.

According to NASA, Endeavor, Atlantis, and Discovery are the shuttles currently still in service. Challenger and Columbia both disintegrated in flight. Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb 1 2003 and Challenger disintegrated shortly upon lift off on Feb. 28, 1986. The Enterprise is another shuttle that NASA has, but in was never built for the purpose of space travel. But instead was used early on in the space program to improve landings and space flight in general before the actual mission itself got underway.

Rockets need to have oxygen, or another oxidizer, in order to burn fuel and create the necessary combustion for propulsion. The fuel and oxidizer are typically stored separately and mixed together in the combustion chamber to produce the chemical reaction needed for thrust.

Astronauts on the International Space Station use a vacuum suction system and specially designed toilets to go to the bathroom. Waste is collected and stored in containers that are eventually disposed of in a spacecraft that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.

Space stations are orbiting platforms where astronauts live and work for extended periods, while space shuttles are spacecraft designed for carrying crew and cargo to and from space stations or other destinations in space.

Your weight would decrease because the gravitational force acting on you would be lower due to the increased distance from Earth's center. However, your mass would remain the same because mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object and does not change based on location.

Project Gemini started on January 3, 1962, with the goal of developing space travel techniques for NASA's Apollo missions.

The space shuttle is a reusable vehicle. With the Saturn V and other rockets, the stages are just fuel containers, and only a small part of the entire rocket (the crew module) ever came back to Earth, and even that couldn't be used again. The shuttle has the orbiter's engines with a single-use fuel tank and two recoverable solid-fuel boosters. The orbiter returns and lands on Earth, and the solid-fuel boosters are recovered from the ocean and refilled.

The launch of lift-off is the most dangerous part of a space trip because of the high velocity, intense vibrations, and immense forces experienced by the spacecraft during this phase. Any minor technical malfunction or error during launch can have catastrophic consequences for the mission and crew on board. Additionally, the rocket is navigating through Earth's atmosphere, which presents numerous challenges and risks.

To build a satellite, you need to first define its purpose and specifications. Then, design the satellite components, such as structure, power systems, communication systems, and payloads. Finally, assemble the components, test the satellite thoroughly, and launch it into orbit.

Neil Armstrong's spacecraft, Apollo 11, launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16, 1969. This historic mission successfully landed Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

Basically a shuttle is just a huge glider when it comes back to earth it has no fuel and relies on aerodynamic forces to keep it flying. eventually its lands and unlike a plane that has fuel if it misses its target it cannot make another pass.

Of coarse the space shuttle begins launch at zero miles per hour but after about 8 seconds it is going about 100 mph (161 kph) 17 seconds into the launch it's going about 341 mph (549 kph)! Within 10 minutes it will be in orbit traveling about 17,500 mph (28,164 kph).

The mission of the International Space Station is to enable long-term exploration of space and provide benefits to people on Earth.

With six state-of-the-art laboratories, the Space Station will be the premiere research facility in space, four times larger and more capable than any previous space station. It is hoped that it will allow for advancements in medicine, technology and science. For example, studies in micro and hyper gravity will help researchers better understand its effects on humans and offer insight into how the human body works. Growing protein crystals in a space environment can help scientists create better treatment for numerous diseases that currently have no cure. In addition, the laboratories on the Space Station will allow for innovative space research projects to improve our understanding of the Earth's environment and the universe in which we live.

The space shuttle uses a combination of liquid of oxygen, liquid hydrogen and solid rocket propellant as well as hypergolic fuels once on orbit so a direct comparison doesn't really apply, but if we must...

The 3 SSME's and 2 SRBs are used during launch and nearly all that fuel is used to overcome Earth's gravity, bringing the shuttle the 17,500+ MPH speed needed to orbit the Earth. Additionally, the shuttle consumed hypergolic fuel and an oxidizer in the Orbital Maneuvering Subsystem (OMS), Reaction Control System (RCS), and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). Hypergolic fuel ignites instantly when combined with an oxidizer without the need for a spark or other ignition source making it a very useful fuel in space. The APU is turned on before launch and provides power for all shuttle systems and is not turned off until after landing.

sooooo.....

Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) consume:

Liquid Oxygen: 143,060 gal

Liquid Hydrogen: 383,066 gal

Solid Rockets Boosters (SRB) consume:

2,200,000 lbs of solid fuel

The OMS, RCS and APU consume:

29,730 lbs of Oxydizer (nitrogen tetroxide)

18,020 lbs of Hypergolic fuel

Space Shuttle missions travel between 1.7 and 3 million miles depending on the mission.

This gives us between

3.2 miles per gallon of liquid fuel

0.8 miles per pound of solid fuel

53.8 miles per pound of hypergolic fuel

and

5.7 miles per gallon of liquid fuel

1.3 miles per pound of solid fuel

95 miles per pound of hypergolic fuel

depending on the mission duration

or in metric equivalents, with a fair amount of rounding error:

1.4 km per liter of liquid fuel

2.84 km per kg of solid fuel

190.9 km per kg of hypergolic fuel

and

2.42 km per liter of liquid fuel

4.6 km per kg of solid fuel

337.1 km per kg of hypergolic fuel

Toilets on the space shuttle use a vacuum system to collect waste. Astronauts use a seat equipped with leg restraints to create a tight seal before activating the vacuum system. Waste is collected in a receptacle and then stored for disposal upon landing.

Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) are Rocketdyne RS-24 liquid-fuel rocket engines powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

The Solid Rocket Boosters used during ascent are solid fuel rockets manufactured by Thiokol Corporation fueled by a mixture of ammonium perchlorate oxidizer, aluminum, an iron oxide catalyst and polymers as a binding agent.

No, a space shuttle does not use a propeller. It is propelled into space by rocket engines that generate thrust by expelling exhaust gases at high speeds. Once in space, the shuttle maneuvers using its thrusters and reaction control system.

Mars has been in space for as long as any other planet, such as, earth.

Yes, the Space Shuttle had a galley where astronauts could prepare meals. Food was stored in special containers to prevent it from floating away in the microgravity environment of space. Meals were rehydrated by adding water before consumption.

The space shuttle Discovery holds the record for the most flights, with 39 missions between 1984 and 2011. Discovery was the third of NASA's five space shuttles to be built.

The space shuttle was never designed to fly to the moon. The booster rocket for the shuttle did not have enough power to fly to the moon, as it was designed to launch the shuttle into low earth orbit. To enter Earth orbit a spacecraft needs to go 17,500 mph. To climb out of Earth's gravity well and fly to the moon, a spacecraft needs to go 24,000 mph. While those numbers seem close, they are not when it comes to rocket power.

The shuttle would have needed many thousands of pounds more rocket fuel to launch to the moon and even more to turn around and come back home.

The shuttle couldn't fly to the moon because it was never designed to do so. The Saturn V, on the other hand, was.

Space Shuttle Columbia flew a total of 28 missions, starting with its first mission in 1981 and ending with its final mission in 2003 when it tragically disintegrated upon re-entry.

The first space shuttle, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981. It was known as mission STS-1 and marked the beginning of the space shuttle program. Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen piloted the shuttle on its historic flight.