Space Shuttle

Mae Jemison is alive and well; she was born in 1956.

A rocket orbiter is a spacecraft designed to orbit around a celestial body like a planet or moon. It is launched into space using a rocket and then uses its propulsion systems to enter into and maintain a stable orbit around the target body. Rocket orbiters are commonly used for scientific research, exploration, and observation of celestial bodies.

The liquid hydrogen feed line flow rate is 465 pounds per second or a maximum flow of 47,365 gallons per minute. Source: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/et.html#et-lh2

A space shuttle traveling at its maximum speed of about 17,500 miles per hour would take around 5.5 years to reach Saturn, which is about 746 million miles away on average. This estimation does not account for factors such as orbital mechanics and launch windows, which are important considerations for interplanetary travel.

Yes, it affects all objects in space (and all objects have a gravity of their own, that grows with size/"weight").

The reason why people talk about "zero gravity" in the space station and shuttle is because both the shuttle and the people inside it are affected by the same amount of gravity, so relatively they are falling at the same rate. Hence people inside the shuttle will not be moving towards the edge of the shuttle due to gravity.

Take a football (the shuttle) and a tennis ball (some people) and hold them at the same distance from the ground and then release them (withuot adding any force, just let go). You will see that both objects will be affected by gravity, but relatively the tennis ball and the football are moving at the same speed.

Now imagine that the tennis ball was inside the football and voilá, you have the shuttle scenario.

Obviously the space shuttle is not falling directly towards the earth, it is actually "falling past it" - something that scientists call "orbit".

It takes around eight minutes for a space shuttle to reach orbit after taking off. Its average speed upon take of is 17,500 mph.

Yes, Mae C. Jemison was married to a man named Chuck. They got married in 1983 and eventually divorced.

when she was 16.

The space shuttle had a variety of jobs, including pilot, commander, mission specialist, payload specialist, and flight engineer. Each crew member had specific roles related to piloting, operating equipment, conducting experiments, or overseeing payloads.

After retiring from NASA, Dr. Mae Jemison founded the Jemison Group, a technology consultation company, and the non-profit organization, the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence. She is also a professor at Dartmouth College and continues to advocate for science education and diversity in STEM fields.

It has to be going at least 17,500 miles per hour to overcome earth's gravity, so it's at least that much.

After the space shuttle takes off, it will continue its journey into space until it reaches orbit. Once in orbit, the astronauts onboard will perform various tasks, such as conducting experiments or satellite deployments. Eventually, the shuttle will re-enter Earth's atmosphere and land back on Earth.

The size of the crew varies depending on the mission needs but seven is the normal crew size. The earliest flights only had a crew of two. This size grew to five and more recently a crew consists of seven. There is the commander, the pilot, several mission specialists and on occasion a flight engineer. On two missions, the crew grew to eight people. Under emergency situations, such as having to evacuate the space station, up to 11 people can safely fit.

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"Buran" is an acronym that in Russian stands for "Бурaевый Aппарат Наземного базирования", which means "Russian for 'snowstorm' or 'blizzard' in English." It was the name of the Soviet space shuttle program and the orbiter itself.

The space shuttle is not designed to leave low earth orbit; it cannot even make it to the moon within it design peramaters.

Spacecraft in general can make it to Saturn within 2 years, although that depends on where the rest of the solar system is, if "gravity assist slingshots" can be used and many other factors. A manned mission would also have to consider the same factors for a return trip to earth. Assuming a route was found that it would only take 2 years in and 2 years back, that route may only be available one time every 25 years (as an example).

To name a few industries or technologies that exist or were improved due to space exploration: LEDs, infrared ear thermometers, ventricular assist devices, artificial limb technology, invisible braces, scrath-resistent lenses, space blankets, aircraft anti-ice systems, radia tire technology, chemical detection technology, video enhancing and analysis technolgy, fire resistence technology, firefighting equipment, temper foam, baby food technolgy, freeze-drying technology, water purification, solar cell technology, pollution remediation technology, lots of computer technolgy, etc.

Space exploration is good for the human race.

The six names of US space shuttles are: * Enterprise * Columbia (lost in 2003) * Challenger (lost in 1986) * Discovery * Atlantis * Endeavour The space shuttle generally refers to the American NASA spacecraft also called Space Transportation System (STS) and is the current U.S. manned spacecraft vehicle. The Russians did make one "shuttle" called Buran, although it had only one (unmanned) space flight in 1988 and destroyed in 2002.

Rockets use two different fuels. They are liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen. When mixed togather, causing an explosion that is funneled down and propels the rocket upwards. This may sound simple, but it isn't. the launch pad must have an exit for the trust or it would bounce back and cause magor destruction. There are clamps that hold the ship down so it doesn't go head ver tail and crash. If all goes well, the ship i s on it's way out.

Man-made spacecraft can travel at speeds up to about 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) in outer space. This speed allows spacecraft to escape Earth's gravitational pull and travel to other planets, moons, and even beyond our solar system.

Yes, the space shuttle was designed for multiple trips into space. Each shuttle was designed to be reused for several missions, reducing the cost of space travel. The shuttle would go through thorough inspections and refurbishment between missions to ensure it was safe for each trip.

1. Enterprise (first orbiter used for test flights only)
2. Columbia
3. Challenger ( both destroyed in accidents)
4. Discovery
5. Atlantis
6. Endeavour

During the launch, astronauts in a space shuttle experience a sensation of weightlessness for a short period due to the force of gravity being canceled out by the acceleration of the shuttle. However, this weightlessness is not the same as the zero gravity experienced in orbit, as it is a result of the shuttle's motion rather than being in a true microgravity environment.

It depends on the specific date and time you are asking about. The space shuttle program was retired in 2011, so there are no operational space shuttles orbiting Earth currently. However, there are other spacecraft, such as the International Space Station, which orbit Earth and may be visible from certain locations on specific nights.

The space shuttle Challenger was named after a British naval research vessel, HMS Challenger, which explored the oceans in the 1870s. NASA chose the name to honor the legacy of exploration and scientific discovery associated with the original HMS Challenger mission.