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Since just before liftoff the speed is zero, the speed 'at liftoff' is just a tiny bit faster than zero. The speed gets faster and faster as time passes and the rocket moves up.
The Space Shuttle goes from zero to 17,000 mph in 8.5 minutes. The speed of the gases exiting the Solid Rocket Booster motor is 6,000 mph -- three times the speed of a high-powered rifle.
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What are the names of the two space shuttles that did not make it to space?
The two space shuttles that did not make it to space are Enterprise, which was used for atmospheric test flights, and Challenger, which tragically exploded shortly after lift-off in 1986.
How does helium help space shuttles get into space?
Helium is used as a pressurizing agent in the fuel and oxidizer tanks of space shuttles. By regulating pressure during fuel consumption, helium ensures a steady flow of propellants to the engines, which is crucial for achieving the necessary thrust to lift the shuttle off the ground and into space.
What does blast off mean?
(of a rocket or spacecraft) take off from a launching site."space shuttles generally blast off with a minimum of fuss"synonyms:be launched, take off, lift off, leave the ground, become airborne, take to the air"a rocket blasted off for a rendezvous with the space station"
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
How many space shuttles have exploded at take off or re entry?
There have been two space shuttles that exploded during launch: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
What are the names of the two space shuttles that did not make it to space?
The two space shuttles that did not make it to space are Enterprise, which was used for atmospheric test flights, and Challenger, which tragically exploded shortly after lift-off in 1986.
How are Space Shuttles and Space Stations used?
blast off
Do supercomputers help guide space shuttles?
The Columbia supercomputer helped NASA guide the space shuttle. This supercomputer was named after the Columbia crew lost in an explosion in 2003 at lift off.
How do astronauts breath with their suits off in their space shuttles?
Space shuttles are pressurized so that the oxygen stays inside the shuttle.
How does helium help space shuttles get into space?
Helium is used as a pressurizing agent in the fuel and oxidizer tanks of space shuttles. By regulating pressure during fuel consumption, helium ensures a steady flow of propellants to the engines, which is crucial for achieving the necessary thrust to lift the shuttle off the ground and into space.
What does blast off mean?
(of a rocket or spacecraft) take off from a launching site."space shuttles generally blast off with a minimum of fuss"synonyms:be launched, take off, lift off, leave the ground, become airborne, take to the air"a rocket blasted off for a rendezvous with the space station"
What do shuttles do in space?
space shuttles fix all kinds off satelites they help fix any kind of spacecraft.the space shuttles have been launching since 1977 from NASA.space shuttles are very useful space craft to help fix things in outer space .by George Philip if you like space shuttles a lot there is a Lego set
How many space shuttles have exploded at take off or re entry?
There have been two space shuttles that exploded during launch: Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003.
What is required for a space ship to lift off?
lift and thrust
Where was the space shuttle blast off?
All 5 Space Shuttles launch from Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida, USA.
How do space shuttles get into orbit?
To lift the 4.5 million pound shuttle from the pad to orbit (115 to 400 miles) above the Earth, the shuttle uses two solid rocket boosters, three main engines of the orbiter, the external fuel tank and the orbital maneuvering system on the orbiter. The solid rockets provide most of the main force or thrust needed to lift the space shuttle off the launch pad.
What happens to the space shuttles main tank after lift off?
nasa: never a straight answer, is building other Leo stations for other black projects we may find out about in the next fifty years maybe.
