Space Shuttle

The space shuttle used to orbit Earth at an altitude of around 300-400 kilometers (186-248 miles). This allowed it to stay within the Earth's atmosphere to perform tasks like deploying satellites or conducting experiments in microgravity.

Space shuttles use a combination of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel for their main engines. These two chemicals combine in a controlled combustion process to produce the thrust needed for the shuttle to launch and navigate through space.

The space shuttle lands on a runway like an airplane, using its descent speed and special tiles on its underbelly to withstand the heat of reentry. To take off, the space shuttle is propelled by its main engines and solid rocket boosters, utilizing the force generated to break free from Earth's gravity and travel into space.

The amount of gravitational force acting on the space shuttle in orbit is still significant, approximately 90% of the force experienced on the surface of the Earth. This force is what keeps the shuttle and astronauts in orbit around the Earth, counteracting the centripetal force that tries to pull them away.

No. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986. The Discovery is fully intact. It has been retired from service and is on display at the Steven F. Hudvar-Davy center in Virginia.

The first manned space mission was performed by Yuri Gagarin, a Russian cosmonaut. The mission was called Vostok 1 and it took place April 12, 1961.

The source of electric current onboard the space shuttle is primarily generated by fuel cells or solar panels. Fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, while solar panels harness energy from the sun and convert it into electrical power to supply the shuttle's systems.

Mae Jemison is currently focused on her work as an engineer, physician, and NASA astronaut. She is also involved in several initiatives to promote education and diversity in STEM fields. Additionally, she continues to inspire others through public speaking engagements and advocacy efforts.

Halley's Comet is a well-known comet that orbits the Sun approximately every 76 years. It last appeared in 1986 and will next be visible from Earth in 2061.

No, space shuttles are designed for low Earth orbit missions and are not capable of traveling to a different galaxy. The distances between galaxies are vast and far beyond the capabilities of current space shuttle technology.

the first rocket was named V2

after the Nazi missle

it was named by Dr. Von Braun and Walter Reildel

There are many reasons that the Space Shuttle performs a roll and pitch maneuver shortly after liftoff. The first is azimuth, or heading. When the crawler leaves the Shuttle on the Mobile Launch Platform at the pad, the cargo bay is facing roughly southwest. This is the most direct path from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. For the cargo bay to face east, the crawler would have to execute a 180-degree turn, either spinning in place (not so safe for the Shuttle stack, and destructive to the crawlerway) or making a large loop near the pad (excess infrastructure). Long story short, the easiest way to spin the Shuttle is while it's flying, so the roll gets it pointed in the right direction, headed toward the correct orbital inclination, whether Hubble or ISS. The reason it's also called a pitch maneuver is because on the ground, the external tank is pointed vertically, but since the majority of the thrust in a rocket ascent to Low Earth Orbit must be oriented horizontally, the vehicle must be pitched over. The initial pitch maneuver, achieved through thrust vectoring via engine nozzle gimballing (primarily the SRBs, since at their distance from the center of gravity and with their superior thrust, they have greater control authority), puts the vehicle on course for a gravity turn maneuver that transitions it slowly from vertical to horizontal during ascent. The roll maneuver could be much shorter if the Shuttle flew with the Orbiter on top of the tank. So why does it roll nearly 180 degrees? First, because the angle of the Space Shuttle Main Engines relative to the vertical axis of the vehicle. Though their thrust vector is aimed at the center of gravity of the entire stack, the changing mass distribution due to the draining of the external tank makes them better suited to assisting the gravity turn if placed beneath the ET. Second, radio frequency communication between the antennas on the Shuttle and the ground is better when the signals do not have to pass through the external tank, as they would if the Shuttle were on top. Third, a heads down position allows the Shuttle to fly at a slight angle of attack, meaning the tip of the external tank plows ahead through the atmosphere as the vehicle passes through supersonic and hypersonic speeds, leaving the fragile Orbiter wings and tiles in its supersonic shadow, away from the strong aerodynamic forces that might otherwise damage it. Not to mention it's more fun for the astronauts to be able to look out the windows as the (upside-down) Earth during ascent, rather than the slow transition from blue sky (during day launches) to black space. As an interesting note, the Shuttle rolls back to Orbiter-on-top about five and half minutes into the roughly eight-minute ascent to prepare for ET separation. Naturally, the External Tank should fall toward the ground rather than being jettisoned higher into space. The "delta Z" maneuver at ET separation puts distance between the Orbiter and the ET, and the exhaust plume helps push the ET toward earth and cause it to tumble so that it mostly burns up in the atmosphere before plunging into the Indian Ocean. Then, finally, one more roll maneuver puts the Orbiter back into a heads-down position so the astronauts can look out the overhead windows and watch the world go by (and also so the communication antennas are once again facing the surface of the planet).

Space shuttles fly in the thermosphere layer of the Earth's atmosphere, which is located between 80-550 kilometers above the Earth's surface. This layer is characterized by a very low density of gas molecules and high temperatures due to intense solar radiation.

There are over 24,000 heat-resistant tiles on a space shuttle, designed to protect the vehicle during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. These tiles are made from materials like silica fibers and ceramics to withstand the extreme temperatures experienced during re-entry.

Robert Goddard did not work on the space shuttle program. The space shuttle was developed by NASA and a team of engineers. It was mainly constructed using aluminum alloys for the airframe, thermal protection tiles for re-entry heating, and various other materials for different components based on their specific functions.

Planets that have been visited by spacecrafts include Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Additionally, the spacecraft Voyager 2 has conducted flybys of both Uranus and Neptune.

The United States developed the space shuttle to provide a reusable spacecraft for more frequent and cost-effective access to space. It was also intended to help in building and servicing space stations, deploying satellites, and conducting scientific research in space.

A total of 135 space shuttle flights were launched between 1981 and 2011 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.

Some of the space shuttles that have been used in space programs around the world include NASA's Space Shuttle fleet (e.g. Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour), the Soviet Union's Buran, and China's Shenzhou.

They can travel up to 7,743 meters/second or 27,875 kilometers/hour or 25,404 feet/second or 17,321 miles/hour i don't think so this is true because to escape from Earth atmosphere we need 11.2 km/s so above this is little messy

The space shuttle was a spacecraft used by NASA for taking astronauts into space, deploying satellites, and conducting scientific experiments in microgravity. It could also carry large payloads to and from space. The space shuttle program was retired in 2011.

challenger, it exploded in 2002 when one of the rockets malfunccioned & challenger blewup

Most of the movement, the orbiting of the shuttle around Earth, comes from the launch which gets the shuttle up to over 17,000 miles per hour.

While in orbit, astronauts use the the shuttle's reaction control system to make adjustments to the shuttles orbit.

The main engines are used again at the end of the mission to slow the shuttle down allowing the Earth's gravity to the rest of the work to bring the shuttle and astronauts back to the ground.

No. The Space Shuttle were built for near Earth obital missions.

Rockets carry their own fuel and oxygen for propulsion, allowing them to operate in space where there is no atmosphere. Airplanes rely on engines that require oxygen from the atmosphere to generate thrust and lift. Rockets go to space, while airplanes fly within Earth's atmosphere.