Space Shuttle

The space shuttle is flying fast enough (at least 17,500 mph) which is the speed needed to stay in orbit. If it slowed below that in would fall back to earth instead of falling around it. This is basically the way it returns to earth. It turns itself around and fires it's OMS engines slowing it down enough for the earths gravity to pull it back. It then uses the atmosphere to slow it down to a safe landing speed.

At the 2 minutes after liftoff the solid rocket boosters (the two large white rockets on either side of the orange external tank) drop off and fall into the Atlantic. At the 8 minute mark the orange external tank falls off and burns up in the atmosphere.

At that point the shuttle is in space.

The Canadarm is important because it is a robotic manipulator system used in space missions to deploy, capture, and maintain payloads like satellites. It has been a critical tool for assembling the International Space Station and repairing spacecraft in orbit. The Canadarm showcases Canadian expertise in robotics and has played a significant role in advancing space exploration capabilities.

Yes, the first animal in space, a dog named Laika, did not return safely. Laika was launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957 and unfortunately perished due to overheating and stress during the mission.

Apollo 9 cost an estimated $340 million in 1969 or approximately $2.2 billion in 2014.

Mae Jemison grew up in Chicago, Illinois.

The space shuttle that exploded in 1986 was the Challenger. It disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the tragic deaths of all seven crew members on board. The disaster was caused by the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters due to cold weather conditions.

The space agency test ranges and launch site are located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is a facility that NASA and private companies use for launching rockets and spacecraft.

The fourth person to go into space was Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut who orbited Earth on April 12, 1961, aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.

Space shuttles took of vertically, attached to an external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs).
A space shuttle takes off by burning fuel at very high temperatures and this provides lift. The rocket needs to carry extra tanks of fuel for it to provide the combustion for a reasonable amount of time until the shuttle gets into orbit.

The atmosphere affects a rocket by providing resistance as the rocket travels through it, which causes drag. Thicker atmospheres can increase drag and make it more difficult for a rocket to accelerate. Additionally, the atmosphere's composition can affect the combustion process in the rocket engines.

Enterprise (never flown into space but used as a test vehicle for glide tests.)

Columbia

Challenger

Discovery

Endeavor

Atlantis

The space shuttles are Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour, and Enterprise.

Since its birth in 1958 NASA has spent 806.7 billion American tax dollars.This must be said because NASAs ultimate goal is space exploration.

A civilian by the name Greg Olsen paid 20 million dollars in 2005 for a stay on the international space station.The company that arranges these flights "Space Adventures"says it would cost twice as much today.

Space travel began in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1. Since then, various missions by different countries have explored space, and manned spaceflights began in 1961 with Yuri Gagarin's orbital flight. Today, space travel continues to advance with ongoing missions to explore further into our solar system and beyond.

The most complex machine ever built, the space shuttle has more than 2.5 million parts, including almost 370 kilometers (230 miles) of wire, more than 1,060 plumbing valves and connections, over 1,440 circuit breakers, and more than 27,000 insulating tiles and thermal blankets.

The solid rocket boosters are jettisoned as their fuel runs out. Their fall is slowed by parachutes and they are later recovered and returned to the Kennedy Space Center for refurbishing and reuse on later missions.

Yes, I'm a Planetary Society member too, and I want to know as well!

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Mae Carol Jemison's mother's name was Dorothy Green Jemison.

Large equipment for space shuttle missions is stored in the shuttle's payload bay, which is the large open area in the orbiter where satellites, experiments, and other cargo are held during launch and in space. Additionally, some equipment may also be stored in the Shuttle's mid-deck area for easy access by crew members during the mission.

Being the first African American woman in space.

From the mission notes: International Space Station crew rotation and assembly of a fourth

starboard truss segment (ITS S6) and a fourth set of solar arrays and batteries. Also replaced a failed unit for a system that converts urine to drinking water. The day before expected landing, the crew answered questions from many students including Crista Nishimoto of Stevenson Middle School who asked the question at the space downlink at Punahou School.

Sunita Williams is an American astronaut who is alive. There is no information or report about her death in a spacecraft. She has participated in several space missions to the International Space Station, but she is still active in the astronaut corps.

The maximum height for space shuttle crew members is typically around 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm). This is to ensure that crew members can comfortably fit within the spacecraft and operate equipment without any issues.

As of now, no Indian astronaut has landed in space. However, India has sent astronauts to space as part of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) planned Gaganyaan mission, which aims to make India the fourth country to send humans to space. The first crewed mission is expected to take place in the coming years.