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∙ 14y agoLength-153 ft. 9.6 in. Diameter-27 ft. 7.2 in.
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∙ 14y agoThe external fuel tank of the space shuttle was approximately 154 feet long and 27.6 feet in diameter. It had a volume of about 528,000 gallons and could hold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for the shuttle's main engines during launch.
The orange object on the space shuttle is the external fuel tank. It contains the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that are needed to fuel the shuttle's main engines during launch. Once the fuel is consumed, the tank is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere.
The external fuel tank of the space shuttle cannot be reused. It is a one-time use component that is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere upon reentry.
The space shuttle had two solid rocket boosters attached to its external fuel tank to provide additional thrust at liftoff.
The main parts of a space shuttle include the orbiter, external fuel tank, solid rocket boosters, and main engines. The orbiter is the crew and cargo-carrying component that re-enters Earth's atmosphere, while the external fuel tank supplies fuel to the main engines. The solid rocket boosters provide additional thrust during liftoff.
The Space Shuttle External Tank carries about 1,449,813 liters of liquid hydrogen fuel and about 541,314 liters of liquid oxygen as its oxidizer. In total, it carries about 1,991,127 liters of liquid propellant for the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
The external tank is used to hold the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants needed for the space shuttle's main engines. It is jettisoned once the propellants are depleted and it is no longer needed. The external tank is not reused and burns up upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
The cause of the Challenger explosion in 1986 was the failure of an O-ring seal in one of the solid rocket boosters, which allowed hot gases to escape and ultimately led to the disintegration of the shuttle. This failure was attributed to the unusually cold weather conditions at the time of launch, which affected the O-ring's ability to properly seal.
The orange object on the space shuttle is the external fuel tank. It contains the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that are needed to fuel the shuttle's main engines during launch. Once the fuel is consumed, the tank is jettisoned and burns up in the atmosphere.
The space shuttle had two solid rocket boosters attached to its external fuel tank to provide additional thrust at liftoff.
The booster rockets fall off first, followed by the external fuel tank.
The main parts of a space shuttle include the orbiter, external fuel tank, solid rocket boosters, and main engines. The orbiter is the crew and cargo-carrying component that re-enters Earth's atmosphere, while the external fuel tank supplies fuel to the main engines. The solid rocket boosters provide additional thrust during liftoff.
The Space Shuttle External Tank carries about 1,449,813 liters of liquid hydrogen fuel and about 541,314 liters of liquid oxygen as its oxidizer. In total, it carries about 1,991,127 liters of liquid propellant for the Space Shuttle Main Engines.
The 2 solid fuel rockets are jettisoned prior to departing the atmosphere and parachute down. These are recovered from the sea and refurbrished for re-use. The large (orange) External Fuel Tank is not recovered. It stays with the Shuttle until it enters into space. So when it is jettisoned it burns up on re-entry.
The Columbia shuttle was launched using the Space Shuttle system, which involved strapping the shuttle onto a rocket boosters and an external fuel tank. The boosters provided most of the thrust during liftoff, with the shuttle's main engines igniting once in space.
The fuel inside is super cool. The insulation slows the temps from raising too fast and the fuel evaporating
The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft. It has 3 main engines powered by liquid fuel which are used to launch it into orbit with help from similarly reusable solid fuel boosters (the white rockets along the side of the shuttle during launch). When returning after a mission, the space shuttle is unpowered and glides back for a landing. See related question.
The space shuttle orbiter is 122.17 ft long, has a wingspan of 78.06 ft, and stands 58.58 ft high on its landing gear. The space shuttle stack (the orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank) is 180 ft tall.