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The minimum safe distance is approximately 3 miles. This is the distance between launch complex 39A where shuttles are launched from and the Launch Control Center at the Kennedy Space Center.
VIP visitors (congressional guests, guests of NASA and contract employees as well as celebrities) view launches from the Bananan Creek site at the Saturn V Center which is just beyond 3 miles away. Visitors may purchase tickets to view launches from the NASA Causeway which is 6 miles down river. Visitors can also purchase tickets to view launches from the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex or the Astronaut Hall of Fame. People are also able to freely view launches from the shoreline in Titusville, FL as well as Cocoa Beach, FL
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From How far away can space shuttle launch been seen?
We just watched the space shuttle launch from Largo, Florida. It's 138 miles away and we saw it very well in early twilight.
Why do you need to be 6 miles away from a space shuttle launch?
For safety reasons, including the noise and the possibility of a launch pad disaster. Also, debris is spread over a wide area.
How close can you be to the space shuttle during launch?
The closest is about 3 miles away if you are family to the astronauts. Other than that you can view it from the vistor complex at KSC or along the beaches.
How far away can a space shuttle launch be witnessed by the naked eye?
That depends on how good your eye-sight is. How far can you see? ^Very funny. But seriously, I remember seeing the shuttle launch once when I was a kid growing up in N. Carolina, which must have been at least 500 miles from Cape Canaveral. ^^In that case at least 500 miles! ^^^uk sucks.
Compare to the distance to the moon how far away is the space shuttle when in space from the earth?
The moon is at an estimated distance of 320 000 km from the Earth. The shuttle is on average 350 km form the surface of the earth... that means that the moon is about 915 times further away from the Earth then the space shuttle!
From How far away can space shuttle launch been seen?
We just watched the space shuttle launch from Largo, Florida. It's 138 miles away and we saw it very well in early twilight.
A person is standing still away from a shuttle launch site. As the shuttle heads towards space the shuttle is getting smaller. What happens to the shadow of the shuttle?
Disappears.
Why do you need to be 6 miles away from a space shuttle launch?
For safety reasons, including the noise and the possibility of a launch pad disaster. Also, debris is spread over a wide area.
How close can you be to the space shuttle during launch?
The closest is about 3 miles away if you are family to the astronauts. Other than that you can view it from the vistor complex at KSC or along the beaches.
Compare to the distance to the moon how far away is the space shuttle when in space from the earth?
The moon is at an estimated distance of 320 000 km from the Earth. The shuttle is on average 350 km form the surface of the earth... that means that the moon is about 915 times further away from the Earth then the space shuttle!
How far away can a space shuttle launch be witnessed by the naked eye?
That depends on how good your eye-sight is. How far can you see? ^Very funny. But seriously, I remember seeing the shuttle launch once when I was a kid growing up in N. Carolina, which must have been at least 500 miles from Cape Canaveral. ^^In that case at least 500 miles! ^^^uk sucks.
Was the space shuttle developed to be used only once?
Certainly not! The space shuttle was the first reuseable space craft. After its solid rocket boosters and belly tank fall away, they are collected from the sea.
How does a space shuttle get to the moon and back?
It doesn't. The space shuttle never gets significantly closer to the Moon than its launching pad does (the space shuttle generally operates at a few hundred miles altitude, tops; the Moon is 240,000 miles away).
How far away is the space shuttle from the earth?
Usually within 250 miles
If the International Space Station is only 199 to 215 miles away from earth why does it take so long for the shuttle to get there at the speed it travels?
The space shuttle does not go directly to the ISS. There are many in-space preparations that have to be done before the complicated docking process can begin. The space shuttle systems need to be checked in orbit and the payload bay doors need to be opened. Since the Columbia disaster, there is also an additional safety check of the shuttle's thermal tiles by the robotic arm and boom. It usually takes some time for the shuttle to catch up with the ISS - about two days. It would be too dangerous to launch the shuttle directly towards the ISS and it is deliberately launched when the ISS is not passing overhead.
What impact did the first space shuttle have on the world..... as in did it make society to day different?
The space shuttle helped us to be able to go into space and find out lots of info. we did not know. Before we had the space shuttle all we had were telescopes. Telescopes were good but all that they gave us were a picture and then we had to estimate how far away things in the universe were from other things were in the universe. Now that we have the space shuttle we are able to see things that we may not have seen with the telescope. We are also able to see how far away things are from other things
What happens to the rocket when it breaks away from the shuttle?
About 200 seconds after the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) break away from the NASA space shuttle parachutes are deployed at 15,000 feet and they land in the ocean. The SRBs usually land 140 miles off the coast of Florida where they float and are recovered by NASA. Once they are recovered they are refurbished and used on several other shuttle launches.
