Space Shuttle

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.

5 Space Shuttle orbiters have been built. 3 remain in service.

The reason the Space Shuttle (or any other orbiting object) stays in orbit is a combination of centrifugal force and falling. Basically, the object is constantly falling due to gravity. However, it's also traveling around the planet and the centrifugal force of that travel is equal to the gravity causing it to fall. This is why inside the craft is weightless, gravity is negated by the force.

This is also why some objects fall, their orbit and speed are not matched 100% to the force of gravity, so they slowly fall into the earth. This is also how shuttles and other ships come back to earth, they slow their orbit and gravity takes over!

In my opinion the Challenger space shuttle wasn't ready to be launched in the first place. But I'm truly sorry, no one really knows exactly why for sure this tragedy happened. Only God knows for sure.

i don't know because they want 2 :p << Huh?

President Bush canceled it in 2004

See the following article:

http://spaceksc.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-bush-cancelled-space-shuttle.html

There are mainly two types of model rockets: pre-assembled or ready-to-fly rockets that require minimal or no construction, and model rocket kits that require assembly. Model rocket kits can be further categorized based on their complexity and size, ranging from beginner kits to advanced high-power rockets.

It typically takes a few hours for the space shuttle to cool down after reentry and landing. The shuttle's thermal protection system keeps it insulated from the intense heat of reentry, and once on the ground, the heat dissipates gradually. Cooling fans and thermal protection blankets help speed up the process.

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The Space Shuttle accelerates greatly after lift-off, - to prevent any inadvertent damage to the nosecone that may occur due to this excessive acceleration, (bird-strikes, small insects, meteorites etc:) The craft is tilted so that the the main fuel tank will absorb any instances of impact. Hence the reason the Shuttle orbits in a rearwards manner.

The 11 May 2009 space mission was the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-125 mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission involved five spacewalks to install new instruments and make repairs to extend the telescope's operational lifespan.

To make a space rocket, you need to design a rocket system that includes a propulsion system, payload section, guidance system, and structural components. The rocket will require fuel, such as liquid or solid propellants, and will need to be tested extensively to ensure safety and functionality before launch. Additionally, you'll need to secure the necessary permits and permissions to launch the rocket into space.

Thermosphere is the atmosphere's outermost layer with a very thin air and no definite outer limit. The reason why a space shuttle gets through it is because shuttle orbiters used ceramic tiles and heat protection.

The space shuttle propulsion system isn't powerful enough to get to the moon let alone Saturn.

The space shuttle gets up to a speed of about 4 miles per second maximum which is enough to then coast in earth orbit for many days but not enough to get more than a few hundred miles up. That's why it is so easy to see from the ground - it's not that far up.

Using existing technology Nasa has estimated a manned trip to mars would take about 3 months. Saturn at its closest would be about 10 times farther than mars. So to get there in less than 30 months would require an even more powerful rocket than planned for mars.

Design and building of the US space shuttle began in the 1970's, and after many delays the first flight was in 1981.