Space Shuttle

Jobs involved in a successful shuttle mission include astronauts, mission control personnel, engineers, technicians, and scientists. Astronauts are responsible for operating the spacecraft, conducting experiments, and performing spacewalks. Mission control personnel manage the mission from the ground, monitoring systems and providing guidance to the astronauts. Engineers and technicians are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the shuttle and its systems, while scientists design and analyze experiments conducted during the mission.

This really depends on the weather. I live in Orlando and have been working within the tourism field transporting guests to view the space shuttle launches for many years. When I am office based I have a 50 / 50 chance of seeing the launch from Orlando. Weather is the issue, if there are clouds between Orlando and the coast you can't see the launch, sometimes just as it peaks out the top of the clouds, sometimes not at all and sometimes after it has been up for 30 seconds or so as a tiny image in the distance. The launch can be viewed from Titusville or Cocoa Beach but honestly the nearer you get to the launch pads ultimately the better the view. The best place therefore is the NASA Causeway, this is the closet a member of the general public can get, just 6 miles from launchpad Kennedy Space Center sell tickets to view from the causeway and once they sell out there are many companies that sell them on the website, www.spaceshuttlelaunchtours.com has a price match guarantee for launch tours. Hope this information helps.

There has been a total of 6 space shuttles launched into orbit by two countries, the United States and the former Soviet Union.

They are (year of first and last flights)

Columbia (1981-2003)

Challenger (1983-1986)

Discovery (1984-2011)

Atlantis (1984-2011)

Buran Soviet Space Shuttle (1988, one flight)

Endeavour (1992-2011)

Dave Williams first went to space in 1998 as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-90 Neurolab mission.

Dave Williams has not bin on the moon, nor did any other Canadian astronaut has.

The space shuttle used to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. However, the space shuttle program ended in 2011. Currently, rockets like SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch from various locations, including Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The space shuttle orbits the Earth by launching into space and achieving a specific speed called orbital velocity, which allows it to balance the gravitational pull of the Earth with the inertia of its forward motion. Once in orbit, it remains in a continuous state of free fall, constantly falling towards the Earth due to gravity but moving forward fast enough to miss the planet.

The name of the first Russian spacecraft was Sputnik 1, launched on October 4, 1957.

Two American space shuttles have tragically crashed. Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated upon launch in 1986, killing all seven crew members. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart upon re-entry in 2003, resulting in the loss of all seven astronauts on board.

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.

Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He made his historic flight on April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft.

The first space shuttle was Enterprise, built in 1976 but was only used for testing.

The Challenger was the first to achieve Earth orbit, however, in 1981.

(This information is from the nasa.gov website -Doctor Dan)

Expedition 18, due planetside in April 2009, is made up of: * NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, commander and, * Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer, * Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, * NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, flight engineer * NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, flight engineer

Usually, they fall back here under the influence of gravity (assuming they haven't gone much farther than the moon's orbit). If they are lucky enough to get outside the earth's "gravity well" they rely on one of Newton's laws, and need to rely on fuel to push them back (or a really tricky gravity assist from a handy gravitational body). To get them back safely, we have to consider: whether they got outside the atmosphere and will they need heat shielding for the friction, how much do we have to slow them down to land on ground without much damage (or in water if they are waterproof), where do we want it to land (can we recover it when it lands), and many other considerations depending on payload and expendability.

two to seven people can stay in a space shuttle at one time. so not over 8 people. I researched this so you know it is right. I am in middle school. just to let you know.

If something is in orbit it's orbital speed is independent of its mass. Be it a gram or a tonne, it's speed depends only on its orbit; if it had a different speed it would be in a different orbit ( or none at all).

Its maiden flight was on April 4, 1983. Challenger exploded during launch on its tenth mission to space, on January 26, 1986.

Space Shuttle Challenger, on January 28, 1986, tragically broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff, leading to the loss of all seven crew members.

The space shuttle experiences temperatures of around 2,500 to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 to 1,650 degrees Celsius) during reentry into Earth's atmosphere due to the friction of the air. This extreme heat is caused by the compression of air molecules in front of the shuttle. It requires special materials like the thermal protection tiles to shield the shuttle and its occupants from this intense heat.

Yes, advancements in space technology have led to the development of more advanced and cost-effective spacecraft that will likely replace the space shuttle. Companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are developing reusable spacecraft that are faster and more efficient than the space shuttle.

It fly's through the air using the fire to push down on the earth and propel it self forward

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Fuel and oxidizer are first injected into a nozzle ( first a converging section, then the throat, and finally diverging section), and a thrust proportional to the mass flow rate, exit velocity, exit pressure, and ambient pressure is exerted on the rocket. The rocket will generally have a inertial navigation system on board to acquire position and attitude data. This data will be used as input in a correctional system to keep the rocket on track. Many rockets are used to transport cargo to space, while some are used to carry weapons in their payload space.

In 2001 Dennis Tito became the first "Space Tourist".

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Space is not a physical object that "got there" – it is a fundamental part of the fabric of the universe. In the Big Bang theory, space and time began expanding from a singularity, creating the vast expanse we now observe. The expansion of space-time continues to this day.

The first American to perform a space walk was Ed White in June 1965. He flew in the Gemini IV mission along with James McDivitt. White began his space walk while the spacecraft was over the Indian Ocean. He continued his walk over the Pacific Ocean.

Astronaut White died in the Apollo 1 fire in 1967. This fire occurred during a training session at the launch pad.