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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttles are reusable spacecraft with wings for controlled descent into the atmosphere. They are designed to transport astronauts between earth and an orbiting space station and to deploy and retrieve satellites. Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour are the three Space Shuttles in operation today.
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Does a sonic boom occur every time the shuttle enters earth?
A sonic boom occurs when an object travels faster than the speed of sound. If the space shuttle enters Earth's atmosphere at a speed greater than the speed of sound, it will create a sonic boom. However, the shuttle typically slows down as it enters the atmosphere to avoid this effect.
A solid does take up space. Although it doesn't take up as much mass if it were to be a liquid or a gas.For example ice doesn't take up as much space as water or water vapor
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What spacecraft observed venus?
Several spacecraft have observed Venus, including NASA's Magellan spacecraft which mapped the planet's surface with radar, and the European Space Agency's Venus Express which studied the planet's atmosphere and surface. The Soviet Union's Venera program also sent several landers and probes to Venus in the 1970s and 1980s.
How fast do you have to go to make a sonic boom?
A sonic boom occurs when an object travels faster than the speed of sound, which is about 767 mph (1,235 km/h) at sea level. The exact speed required to create a sonic boom can vary depending on atmospheric conditions.
How did Mendeleev know where to leave the spaces in his periodic table?
mandeleev didn't know spaces in the Periodic Table because he doesn't arrange it john Kepler arrange it most of mendeleev discoveries of elements are few most of other element where discover by other scientist after him in 19th century
How long does it take for a shuttle travelling at 475 km per minute to reach Jupiter?
It would take approximately 168 days for a shuttle travelling at 475 km per minute to reach Jupiter, which is about 628.7 million kilometers away from Earth on average.
Why do sonic booms come two at a time?
When an object passes through the air, it creates a series of pressure waves in front of it and behind it. These waves travel at the speed of sound, and as the speed of the object increases, the waves are forced together, or compressed, because they cannot "get out of the way" of each other, eventually merging into a single shockwave at the speed of sound. This critical speed is known as Mach 1 and is approximately 1,225 kilometers per hour (761 mph) at sea level at room temperature.
In smooth flight, the shock wave starts at the nose of the aircraft and ends at the tail. Because directions around the aircraft's direction of travel are equivalent, the shock forms a Mach cone with the aircraft at its tip. So the faster it goes, the finer, (more pointed) the cone.
There is a rise in pressure at the nose, decreasing steadily to a negative pressure at the tail, followed by a sudden return to normal pressure after the object passes. This "overpressure profile" is known as an N-wave because of its shape. The "boom" is experienced when there is a sudden change in pressure, so the N-wave causes two booms, one when the initial pressure rise from the nose hits, and another when the tail passes and the pressure suddenly returns to normal. This leads to a distinctive "double boom" from supersonic aircraft.
IN SHORTER WORDS:A separate shock wave is created at both the front and back of the airplane.What is the wingspan of the Space Shuttle?
The wingspan for the space shuttle is 24 Meters and in feet: 78 Feet. hope this helps.
there are many types of airfoils but in two different categories. They're Conventional and Laminar Airfoils. They each have many designs. Such as the conventional airfoils have six basic designs of airfoils.
The Laminar Airfoils are : -
We use things made from rocks and minerals every day. If something doesn't come from a plant or an animal, it has to be mined. According to the Mineral Information Institute, it is estimated that in a lifetime,
a person living in North America will use up the following quantity of rocks and minerals:
What is the meaning behind the letter and numbers of 51-D?
The "5" means that the flight was originally scheduled to fly in 1985. The "1" means that the shuttle would launch from Florida, versus California (which would be two). The "d" means that this was the fourth flight scheduled for that year.
Some of it is from the vapors produced by the propellants in the solid rocket boosters (SRB's), but much is from the water that is dumped on the launch pad to dampen the vibrations during the launch. The SRB's combust ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, iron oxide, and a polymer. The shuttles main engines use liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.
How often does a sonic boom occur?
A sonic boom occurs when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound, creating a shock wave. Sonic booms are typically heard when military aircraft break the sound barrier. The frequency of hearing a sonic boom can vary depending on flight paths, air traffic regulations, and aircraft speeds.
How long would a car take to reach outer space?
A car would not be able to reach outer space as it lacks the necessary speed and propulsion to overcome Earth's gravity and atmospheric conditions. Outer space begins approximately 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth's surface, which is well beyond the reach of a car's capability.
What space shuttle has been in space the longest and how long was the mission?
Columbia holds the record for the longest shuttle mission in November 1996. This lasted 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes and 18 seconds. Columbia was destroyed in January 2003. Of the remaining shuttles, the record is held by Endeavour, with a flight lasting 16 days, 15 hours, 8 minutes, and 48 seconds.
Is there friction in outer space?
With no atmosphere and no magnetic field, the Moon's surface is exposed directly to the solar wind. Over its 4 billion year lifetime many ions from the solar wind have become embedded in the Moon's regolith. Thus samples of regolith returned by the Apollo missions proved valuable in studies of the solar wind
Where do space shuttles land after they return to earth?
Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the preferred option. Edwards Airforce Base in California is the next site to be utilized if landing in Florida is unsafe, usually because of poor visibility or high winds. On one occasion only, a shuttle landed at White Sands in New Mexico, and this is the third option.Globally, there is a network of emergency landing sites, none of which have yet been used. See the link below.
What causes a double sonic boom?
The first sonic boom is created by the shock wave coming off the front of the aircraft. The aircraft displaces a large volume of air, and creates a vacuum trailing the craft. The tail end of this vacuum cavity creates a second shock wave. On smaller aerodynamic craft, the cavity might be right behind the tail of the craft, and the separation between the shock fronts is not enough to be able to discern them as distinct booms. On larger and faster aircraft, the cavity can trail significantly behind the tail, and thus create a significant enough separation that two distinct booms are heard.
What makes a water rocket fly?
A water rocket flies by using pressurized air to push water out of the rocket's nozzle. As the water is expelled, it creates a reaction force that propels the rocket in the opposite direction, following Newton's third law of motion. The aerodynamic design of the rocket also helps to stabilize its flight.
Why does an sonic boom happen?
A sonic boom occurs when an aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1). The sound waves generated by the aircraft compress and accumulate, creating a shockwave that is heard on the ground as a loud noise.
Is the International Space Station equipped with a self-destruct mechanism?
No, the International Space Station is not equipped with a self-destruct mechanism. It is a collaborative effort involving multiple countries and its primary purpose is for scientific research and international cooperation in space.
How momentum cause rocket propulsion and how rocket accelerates in space vacuum?
If we start from newtons third law, we can get the idea of action and reaction is equal and opposite It is its' fuel ejection that enables the rocket to fly forward.
P=MV But here mass is decreasing due to the consumption of fuel thus, we are now flying at P= (M-m)V WHERE M grater than (M-m) hence the rocket clearly is moving at a constantly decreasing mass with constant velocity. therefore it clearly accelerates as time goes.
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What happened on Feb12003 to the space shuttle columbia?
While space shuttle Columbia was lifting off, a piece of Styrofoam the size of a briefcase fell on its wing. It made a hole in it. While reentering Earth's atmosphere, heat got inside the wing. It started making engines offline at mission control and the space shuttle disintegrated over Texas. Everyone died on Columbia. (I don't know how they would survive anyway)
Why does the space shuttle have to orbit the earth before it lands?
The space shuttle orbits the Earth before landing to reduce its speed and align with the runway. This allows for a controlled descent and landing. Additionally, re-entering the Earth's atmosphere gradually helps dissipate the intense heat generated by friction.
