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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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In 1969, President Richard Nixon decided to support proceeding with Space Shuttle development. A series of development programs and analysis refined the basic design, prior to full development and testing. In August 1973, the X-24B proved that an unpowered spaceplane could re-enter Earth's atmosphere for a horizontal landing.
The person in charge of designing the STS had also overseen the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft designs. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. It was used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.
How long does it take to get up to space in a rocket?
That totally depends on the weight of the rocket, but most manned rockets take about 8 1/2 minutes to reach orbit.
Why did Americans invent the space shuttle?
THe American's built the space shuttle to have a reusable rocket that could go out into space and come back to earth.
What do space shuttles and under water crafts have in common?
Space shuttles and underwater craft both must be air tight, and must carry an air supply with them.
What was the first shuttle to be launched following the Challrnger disaster?
Space Shuttle Discovery.
This depends on the type of shuttle and its orbit. The speed can differ from satellite to satellite, therefore a definite answer can not be given about the exact speed of shuttle while it releases satellite.
What happens when the space shuttle takes off and moves away fromm earth?
It masses increases and the weight increases
What is the difference in the space shuttle and other spacecraft?
how is the space shuttle different form other spacecraft
What are the space shuttles that have been sent to space?
Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.
How many space shuttles were launched in 2000?
5 Space Shuttle missions were launched in the year 2000 in this order;
STS-99 - Endeavour
STS-101 - Atlantis
STS-106 - Atlantis
STS-92 - Discovery
STS-97 - Endeavour
How many times did Columbia space shuttle fly?
Space Shuttle Columbia has 28 missions. It safely launched 28 times, and safely reentered the atmosphere 27 times.
What is the laboratory kept in the cargo bay of a space shuttle?
Skylab. It was not in the payload bay for every mission, though.
Because space is like a vacuum. If they went outside of their spacecraft without a pressurized suit, their bodies with stretch like putty.
Why did NASA retire the space shuttle program?
Because of budgets, the aging orbiters, and unfortunately.. Politics.
What would happen to the space shuttle in deep space?
The Shuttles and their key systems were never designed for the extreme cold of interplanetary space; while it's cold in Earth orbit, it'd downright hot compared to coldness of space between the planets.
What makes the space shuttle such a complex piece of machinery?
The Space Shuttle was the first and only reusable manned vehicle to date, could land on a runway, haul astronauts and cargo at the same time, and service and construct space stations.
Why does The Space Shuttle Heat up when it is Travelling through the Earth's Atmosphere?
Because of the enormous amount of friction between Earth's atmosphere and the Space Shuttle.
Why is black pannels use on the space shuttle?
They are thermal heat protection tiles. They help the Space Shuttle withstand 3,000+ F during reentry.
Why and how did Felix baumgartner got so high up in the space?
He was not actually in space, just in the very upper atmosphere. As of today the official start of space is 100km (about 330,000 FT), Felix got to like 128,000 feet.
How many shuttle went to space?
The 5 Space Shuttles flew in space 134 times. One mission didn't make it to space.
