Space Shuttle

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A spaceship needs to reach a speed of around 25,000 miles per hour (40,233 kilometers per hour) to break free from Earth's atmosphere and reach orbit. This speed is required to counteract the gravitational pull of Earth and escape its atmosphere.

How many minutes does the space shuttle travel?

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Joe Kitteridge, 1960. He went over 120,000 feet high in a gondola balloon, where it is always night- then he stepped out. He fell at supersonic speeds, without an aircraft. This was, for all intents and purposes the first man in space. It was also a world record skydive that may still be unbroken.

Equipment needed for space travel includes a spacecraft (rocket or shuttle), spacesuits for astronauts, life support systems, communication systems, food and water supplies, and scientific instruments for experiments. Additional equipment may include lunar rovers, robots, and tools for maintenance and repairs.

Astronauts can lose up to 1-2% of their bone density per month while in space due to the lack of gravity and weight-bearing activity. This can lead to an increased risk of fractures during long-duration missions. To combat this, astronauts participate in exercise routines and receive nutritional support to help minimize bone loss.

Both. There are actually 3 types of fuels used by the Orbiter and launch vehicle combination. The solid Rocket boosters that are attached to either side of the main fuel tank employ solid fuel. The Shuttle's main engines use a mixture of Liquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen. On Orbit The OMS rockets use a combination of Hypergolic fuels. They are Hydrazine and Tetrazine. When mixed in the combustion chamber of the OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) engines, they burn without the need for an electrically induced ignition charge. The OMS is used for transferring to different orbital planes and for the Deorbit burn that starts the re-entry process

Two space shuttles have crashed: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. Both incidents resulted in the loss of the crew on board.

Defining 'crash' as having hit a land or water surface without being made/allowed to by the pilots, none. Most nonreusable spacecraft were designed to deploy parachutes to slow the rate of descent, and then either drop into the ocean or land on solid ground. The few that have failed only catastrophically exploded while still on the ground or midair, so all that got to the surface was debris, not the vehicle as a whole.

From NOVA: Because the Space Shuttle is so large (122 ft long), you will hear the sonic booms created by both the nose and tail shock waves (they occur about one-half second apart). All supersonic airplanes produce two sonic booms, but because they happen so close to each other, you hear them as one sound.

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Yes, the robotic arm on the space shuttle is considered a robot because it is a mechanical device that can be programmed to manipulate objects in its environment autonomously.

The first Indian rocket launched in space was the Rohini-75, which was launched on August 10, 1979. It marked India's entry into space technology and was a significant milestone for the country's space program.

The speed of a spaceship in outer space can vary depending on the design and propulsion system. Some spacecraft can reach speeds of over 25,000 mph (40,000 km/h) to escape Earth's gravity and travel to other planets, while others can reach even higher speeds for interstellar travel.

The International Space Station is constantly circling the earth. It is in a state of freefall, meaning that it is literally "Falling" around the earth. Since the station falls at an angle relative to the ground, it will stay on a constant circular path around the earth, until some other force alters its path.

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Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko is a Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles over New Zealand, on the International Space Station.

I. Introduction

• Brief background on the space shuttle program

II. Development of the Space Shuttle

• Overview of origins, design, and technology

III. Missions and Accomplishments

• Description of key missions and achievements

IV. Legacy and Impact

• Influence of the space shuttle program on space exploration

V. Conclusion

• Closing thoughts on the significance of the space shuttle in the history of spacecraft.

No. Yuri Gagarin never flew in the Space Shuttle at all. He was a Soviet Cosmonaut and was the first man in space. The craft he flew was a Vostok Capsule, the Soviet one-man craft that was used for their first two space flights. The Space Shuttle is an American space craft and didn't fly until 1981, just over 20 years after Gagarin's flight and 13 years after his death during a training flight in 1968. The Soviets did eventually build their own version of the Shuttle, calling it the Buran. It flew only once, unmanned, in 1988, just before the collapse of the USSR. It was seriously damaged in 2002 when the hanger it was stored in collapsed during reconstruction.

Since their is no air friction and less gravity in space, the spacecrafts do not keep on using their engines through out their whole trip. They reach their desired speed and then they shut off ther engines, but the space craft will still keep going at the same speed since their is no air friction. There us enough oxygen for the astronauts to breath for the whole trip.

The Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) drop off the space shuttle to reduce weight and allow the shuttle to continue its journey using its main engines. Once the SRBs have burned out their fuel, they are jettisoned to prevent excess weight and drag during ascent.

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed in flight during the STS-51-L mission in 1986. The shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic loss of all seven crew members aboard.

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