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Why is there a white triangle under the space shuttle engines when they are lit? Within the flame produced by a lit space shuttle engine, there are temperature and pressure differences causing the flame to appear in different colors. The white triagle is made the by the shape of the space shuttle engine in combination with these temperature and pressure differences.
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Horse power is in a space shuttle?
Horsepower is not used in space shuttles. Instead, the thrust produced by the engines is measured in Newtons or pounds-force. This thrust is essential for propelling the shuttle into space and overcoming Earth's gravity.
What makes a space shuttle go up?
At launch the Shuttle (orbiter) is attached to two rockets -- the long white tubes on the sides are called solid rocket boosters (SRBs). Also, the big orange tank the Shuttle sits on at launch is a full of liquid fuel. At launch the SRBs ignite/start and the shuttle's main engine begins burning the liquid fuel. These three engines push the shuttle up into orbit. If you are asking how a rocket engine works. If you put an object beside a bomb, when the bomb goes off it knocks/pushes the object away. If you put a firecracker under an empty tin can, the firecracker will knock the can up into the air (see link below). You can think of a rocket engine as creating many continuous explosions that push it.
Why does a space shuttle have a tank containing oxygen?
Because fifty years of secret human and animal experimentation, in laboratories, under water, and in space, have led to the inescapable conclusion, with which there are no longer any dissenters, that human astronauts are more productive, more alert, more efficient, and generally happier, and last significantly longer into the mission, when they're able to breathe, and the resources to do so are provided.
When did a space shuttle visit Denver?
I remember a space shuttle landing at Denver's Stapleton Airport in the late 70's or early 80's...my parents house was right under the landing strip for airlines landing there... but I cannot remember what year it was, exactly..
When was the space shuttle program started?
The Space Task Group is established in the Late 1960's by Richard Nixon in order to brainstorm the future of America's space exploration. The Space Shuttle Program was officially started on January 2, 1972 under President Nixon. After countless problems were discovered and rectified, the first official Shuttle launch took place on April 12, 1981. For the NASA webpage that highlights the history of the Space Shuttle Program click the following link: http://history.nasa.gov/sts25th/history.html For a .pdf listing of the missions click the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/537939main_2011.05.09_SpaceShuttleWallChart.pdf
Horse power is in a space shuttle?
Horsepower is not used in space shuttles. Instead, the thrust produced by the engines is measured in Newtons or pounds-force. This thrust is essential for propelling the shuttle into space and overcoming Earth's gravity.
Where are space boosters located?
Under shuttle , fixed to the main fuel tank.
What makes a space shuttle go up?
At launch the Shuttle (orbiter) is attached to two rockets -- the long white tubes on the sides are called solid rocket boosters (SRBs). Also, the big orange tank the Shuttle sits on at launch is a full of liquid fuel. At launch the SRBs ignite/start and the shuttle's main engine begins burning the liquid fuel. These three engines push the shuttle up into orbit. If you are asking how a rocket engine works. If you put an object beside a bomb, when the bomb goes off it knocks/pushes the object away. If you put a firecracker under an empty tin can, the firecracker will knock the can up into the air (see link below). You can think of a rocket engine as creating many continuous explosions that push it.
What do you call an astronaunts watch?
Yes. Not under their space suits, but in the pressurized space station and the crew decks of the Shuttle.
What kind of fuel does a shuttle use?
The main three engines use liquid hydrogen and an oxygen oxidizer. These are delivered under pressure to fuel the main engines.A space shuttle uses a combination of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. Solid rocket boosters use a rubberized compound of aluminum and perchlorate oxidizer.Orbiter main engines use liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen that is stored in the external tank.Hydrogen fuel is burned with oxygen-rocket engine.
Why does a space shuttle have a tank containing oxygen?
Because fifty years of secret human and animal experimentation, in laboratories, under water, and in space, have led to the inescapable conclusion, with which there are no longer any dissenters, that human astronauts are more productive, more alert, more efficient, and generally happier, and last significantly longer into the mission, when they're able to breathe, and the resources to do so are provided.
How do you make a sentence with insulation?
Insulation has fibers that get under my skin. Is the space shuttle losing it's ceramic insulation panels?
When did a space shuttle visit Denver?
I remember a space shuttle landing at Denver's Stapleton Airport in the late 70's or early 80's...my parents house was right under the landing strip for airlines landing there... but I cannot remember what year it was, exactly..
When was the space shuttle program started?
The Space Task Group is established in the Late 1960's by Richard Nixon in order to brainstorm the future of America's space exploration. The Space Shuttle Program was officially started on January 2, 1972 under President Nixon. After countless problems were discovered and rectified, the first official Shuttle launch took place on April 12, 1981. For the NASA webpage that highlights the history of the Space Shuttle Program click the following link: http://history.nasa.gov/sts25th/history.html For a .pdf listing of the missions click the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/537939main_2011.05.09_SpaceShuttleWallChart.pdf
What is the source of power in a space shuttle?
The space shuttle is powered by three fuel cell power plants. The fuel cells are located under the payload bay area in the forward portion of the space shuttle's midfusalage. The three power cells operate independantly of each other, with each supplying it's own isolated 28-volt DC bus. The fuel cells are made up of a power section and an accessory section. In the power section, hydrogen and oxygen are transformed into electrical power, heat, and water. The accessory section controls and monitors the power section's performance. The water produced from the fuel cells is either used for crew consumption, used for cooling the shuttle's Freon-21 coolant loops, or is dumped overboard as waste water.
What happens if the space shuttle launches in a greatest speed?
The space shuttles have been retired and are no longer launched.There is one point in the launch trajectory called "throttle back" where the shuttle is under maximum stress. If they did not throttle back the engines at this point and continued accelerating, the maximum design stress limits would soon be exceeded resulting in structural failure and loss of the vehicle. However less than a minute after "throttle back" the stresses drop due to lower atmospheric density and they "throttle up" again to maximum engine thrust on all engines (104% of original engine design thrust).
Can you see the space shuttle orbit earth?
The shuttle is visible to the naked eye on a clear night as it passes overhead due to the sunlight reflecting off it's light colored fuselage. When docked with the International Space Station the two are even more visible. Pass predictions for any point on earth are available from http://heavens-above.com
