Space Shuttle

It uses 610 tons of liquid oxygen and 100 tons of liquid hydrogen, which at market prices cost in total about US$ 200,000. The solid fuel boosters use a fuel for which there is no market price, but in total all the liquid and solid fuels used do no exceed one or two million dollars. NASA, however, spends over 700 million USD on each launch due to bureaucracy and "pork".

The space shuttle was designed by a team of engineers and scientists at NASA with input from various contractors. The concept of the space shuttle was first proposed in the 1960s, and the first operational space shuttle, Columbia, was launched in 1981. It was a collaborative effort involving many individuals and organizations.

The shuttle and launch platform are moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building by the crawler transporter. the CT is a large tracked vehicle that goes under the MLP and picks it up. it drives at 0.8 miles an hour along the crawlerway. the journey takes 5-7 hours depending on the destination.

When in the orbit, space shuttles kinetic energy is in large amounts. The energy must the disposed for a safe landing. Reentry space shuttles must show blunt shapes for the heat energy to be released into the atmosphere.

The average speed of the space shuttle was around 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) while in orbit.

No, the rules do not allow it. The Challenger disaster was caused by the failure of a seal to properly expand in near-freezing temperatures during launch. This allowed gases to escape, damage, and cause a chain of events that led to the collapse of the external fuel tank and the disintegration of the orbiter. There is the added danger if icicles falling and damaging the shuttle.

The cost of a space shuttle program varies. For example, the Space Shuttle program run by NASA cost approximately $450 million per mission. However, the overall cost of developing and operating a space shuttle throughout its lifetime is in the range of $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion per shuttle.

A rover is a type of robotic space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or moon. Rovers are used to gather data, take images, and conduct experiments in remote locations where human presence is not feasible. Examples include the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.

There is no definitive evidence to suggest that any extraterrestrial people invented spacecraft. The development of spacecraft on Earth is attributed to human technology and ingenuity. The idea of extraterrestrial involvement in spacecraft technology remains a matter of speculation and not supported by concrete evidence.

Could be 'Discovery' or 'Endeavour' - both are space shuttles that have visited the International Space Station.

The space shuttle used a mixture of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel for its main engines. These propellants are combustion products of a chemical reaction that produces high thrust for the shuttle's liftoff and orbital maneuvers.

Buran, meaning 'snowstorm' in Russian, is the name of the Russian version of the space shuttle. It was only ever flown once, unmanned, in 1988 and was destroyed when its hangar collapsed in 2002.

they landed in cape canaveral and in edwards california

The Space Shuttle Challenger was named after the H.M.S. Challenger, a 19th Century British Naval ship that was later converted into a marine research vessel. The Challenger Expedition was a major contributor to modern Oceanography.

A space shuttle reentering Earth's atmosphere travels at speeds around 17,500 miles per hour. This high speed generates intense heat due to friction with the air, causing the iconic glowing plasma trail behind the shuttle.

The United States developed the first reusable space vehicle, the Space Shuttle, in the 1980s. It was a revolutionary spacecraft that could carry astronauts and cargo into space and return to Earth to be used again for future missions.

Mae Jemison worked as a NASA astronaut and was the first African American woman to travel into space. She flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

If you take newton's second law this sounds very easy.

"An object in motion stays in motion until an outside force acts upon it"

Since ther are now outside forces in a vacuum besides the space shuttle's engines, once you get the ship going, it keeps going until you slow it down yourself.

Since there are no air molecules to push against, you cannon use turbines or blades, you have to throw material you have away from you to change direction or speed, this is generally compressed gas or ignited rocket fuel, but in sketchy moments, an astronaut has been known to throw tools away so it pushes them to where they need to be.

There are many objects in space that are no longer used. For example, there are all kinds of machinery left on the Moon by astronauts. In addition there are a great number of artificial satellites still orbiting the Earth that are no longer operational.

Yes, water does take up space. It has mass and volume, which means it occupies a certain amount of space depending on the quantity of water present.

Discovery

Discovery was launched two years before the Challenger blew up.

The replacement was "Endeavour"

A space shuttle travels at an average speed of approximately 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) while in orbit around the Earth. This high speed is essential to balance the force of gravity and maintain a stable orbit.

The first space shuttle, known as the Space Shuttle Columbia, was designed by NASA in collaboration with various contractors including North American Rockwell and Boeing. Robert Crippen and John Young were the pilots of the first mission, STS-1, which launched on April 12, 1981.