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NASA are lucky that the two solid rocket boosters separate above the ocean. When the boosters separate they are slowed down by parachutes. There are military ships circling around the proposed landing area of the boosters. Then they are towed by the ships towards the port.
However, the external fuel tank does not survive the flight:it breaks up before impact in the Indian ocean. Luckly it breaks up well away from major shipping lanes.
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What is the part of a shuttle that uses solid fuel?
At launch, there are two solid rocket boosters on either side of the external fuel tank. They are the white rockets that are attached to the orange fuel tank.
What parts of the space shuttle are reusable and which are not?
http://quest.nasa.gov/aero/events/regimes/space.html The Orbiter and Rocket boosters are re-useable The External Fuel Tank is not.
Where does NASA keep the space shuttles that are not being used?
Space shuttles are placed in a hangar at Kennedy Space Center when not on a mission or on pre- or post flight processing. The very tall Vehicle Assembly Building is where they are prepared for flight and where the External Fuel Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters are joined to the orbiter. Post flight checks and repairs are also carried out here.
How much fuel does a space shuttle use?
The external fuel tank caries 146,182 US gallons of liquid oxygen and 395,582 US gallons of liquid hydrogen to fuel the orbiter's main engines. Each of the 2 Solid Rocket Boosters each contains 1,100,000 pounds of propellent consisting of ammonium percholate, iron oxide, and aluminum. Electrical power is provided by fuel cells. The solid rocket boosters fire for approximately 2 minutes when they are jetisoned and recovered for reuse on later missions. The orbiter drains the external fuel tank within the first 8 minutes after launch and jetisons it to burn up in the atmosphere.
How do Space Shuttles Work?
Space shuttles work by utilizing three major components to reach their destination. There are two rocket boosters that are critical for the launch itself and the external fuel tank that carries enough fuel for the launch. The orbiter is the component that carries the astronauts and payload. The boosters are ignited to launch the shuttle and separate shortly after launch. When the orbiter reaches its optimum height, the external fuel tanks separate. The orbiter is then set for the orbital path it will follow around the earth. When the orbiter is ready to return to the earth it will use an engine retrofire to leave its orbit and descend to re-enter the earth's atmosphere where it will land.
What is the part of a shuttle that uses solid fuel?
At launch, there are two solid rocket boosters on either side of the external fuel tank. They are the white rockets that are attached to the orange fuel tank.
Why does NASA have to insulate the external fuel tanks of the space shuttle?
The fuel inside is super cool. The insulation slows the temps from raising too fast and the fuel evaporating
What parts of the space shuttle are reusable and which are not?
http://quest.nasa.gov/aero/events/regimes/space.html The Orbiter and Rocket boosters are re-useable The External Fuel Tank is not.
Why does the total weight of the shuttle decrease during the first 20 seconds?
Fuel burn. The shuttle is pumping a great deal of fuel out of the orange external tank and the solid rocket boosters are burning solid fuel at an alarming rate.
Does the space shuttle use the liquid or solid?
The SRBs (Solid Rocket Boosters) use solid fuel. The 3 main engines and the OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) use liquid fuel stored in the External Tank.
Where does NASA keep the space shuttles that are not being used?
Space shuttles are placed in a hangar at Kennedy Space Center when not on a mission or on pre- or post flight processing. The very tall Vehicle Assembly Building is where they are prepared for flight and where the External Fuel Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters are joined to the orbiter. Post flight checks and repairs are also carried out here.
After rocket launch how do the rocket boosters and external tank be retrieved?
About three minutes into a Space Shuttle launch, the Solid Rocket Boosters are jettisoned and fall back to the Earth. Parachutes are used to slow the solid rocket boosters down so that they hit the water at a safe speed that won't cause any damage. Recovery ships from the Kennedy Space Center then sail to their location, pick up the boosters, and take them back to be refurbished and used again. About nine minutes into the flight, the external fuel tank is jettisoned. Because of the high altitude, there is no way to bring the external tank back to Earth intact. Instead, the external tank is allowed to re-enter the atmosphere, where it is burned up and destroyed over the Indian Ocean.
How much fuel does a space shuttle use?
The external fuel tank caries 146,182 US gallons of liquid oxygen and 395,582 US gallons of liquid hydrogen to fuel the orbiter's main engines. Each of the 2 Solid Rocket Boosters each contains 1,100,000 pounds of propellent consisting of ammonium percholate, iron oxide, and aluminum. Electrical power is provided by fuel cells. The solid rocket boosters fire for approximately 2 minutes when they are jetisoned and recovered for reuse on later missions. The orbiter drains the external fuel tank within the first 8 minutes after launch and jetisons it to burn up in the atmosphere.
How does the space shuttle get to space?
There are 2 solid rocket boosters (white things) and one fuel tank (red thing) the solid rocket boosters do all the work and use up the fuel in the fuel tank and then both the solid rocket boosters and the fuel tank fall off and are collect on earth and reused (there is a secondary fuel tank built in to the actual to take were it need to go once its in space)
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After NASA investigated the cause of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, it became evident that modifications to the construction of the external fuel tank was necessary.
Does the fuel tank and solid rockets fall into the ocean from the space shuttle?
The two solid rocket boosters land in the Atlantic, just off the coast of Florida. The external tank, for the most part, burns up in the atmosphere.
Do the Apollo mission space shuttles consist of a rust-colored external tank and two white slender solid rocket boosters and the orbiter?
The Apollo and space shuttle programs refer to two different NASA programs, not the same one. The Apollo missions used Saturn rockets; mainly Saturn V and predated the shuttle by around 10 years. The Saturn V was a three stage rocket; white with black "go faster" striping. The Apollo spacecraft itself consisted of the service, command, and lunar modules. The present space shuttle combination at launch consists of the orbiter, external fuel tank and the two white solid rocket boosters as described. The tanks and boosters are jettisoned during the launch at different stages, leaving only the orbiter in space.
