The space shuttle uses a parachute after landing to slow down its descent and help it come to a controlled stop. The parachute reduces the impact force on the shuttle and allows for a safer landing for astronauts and equipment onboard.
The last space shuttle landing was on July 21, 2011, when the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center to conclude the STS-135 mission, marking the end of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
A parachute slows down the descent of a space shuttle by increasing air resistance, which creates drag and reduces the shuttle's speed as it approaches the ground. This gradual decrease in speed allows for a softer landing than if the shuttle were to descend rapidly without a parachute.
The NASA Shuttle Landing Facility was built in 1974 as a designated landing site for the Space Shuttle program. It is located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
From atmospheric reentry to landing, a space shuttle typically takes about 30 minutes. The exact duration can vary depending on the angle of descent, speed, and landing location. The intense heat generated during reentry is gradually dissipated as the shuttle slows down and lands safely.
Because landing at 25,000 km/h is impossible.
The shuttle lands at between 213 to 226 mph (343 to 364 kph).
The space shuttle uses a parachute after landing to slow down its descent and help it come to a controlled stop. The parachute reduces the impact force on the shuttle and allows for a safer landing for astronauts and equipment onboard.
The last space shuttle landing was on July 21, 2011, when the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center to conclude the STS-135 mission, marking the end of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.
A parachute slows down the descent of a space shuttle by increasing air resistance, which creates drag and reduces the shuttle's speed as it approaches the ground. This gradual decrease in speed allows for a softer landing than if the shuttle were to descend rapidly without a parachute.
a shuttle has wheels an Apollo has no wheels
The NASA Shuttle Landing Facility was built in 1974 as a designated landing site for the Space Shuttle program. It is located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
From atmospheric reentry to landing, a space shuttle typically takes about 30 minutes. The exact duration can vary depending on the angle of descent, speed, and landing location. The intense heat generated during reentry is gradually dissipated as the shuttle slows down and lands safely.
Unfortunately there are no more space shuttle launches or landings. The last space shuttle landing was by Space Shuttle Atlantis on July 21 at 5:57 a.m. EDT.
The Apollo capsule landed by parachute in the ocean. The shuttle lands like an airplane.
An Apollo landing involved a capsule re-entering Earth's atmosphere for a water landing, using parachutes to slow its descent. In contrast, a space shuttle landing was a controlled glide to a runway on land, using wings to navigate and land like an airplane. The space shuttle also had the ability to be reused multiple times.
Launch, orbit, and landing.