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Shuttle Gross liftoff weight: 240,000 lb (109,000 kg) Empty weight: 172,000 lb (78,000 kg) Maximum payload: 55,250 lb (25,060 kg) The weight of the main external tank and fuel, and the solid-fueled boosters are not included. * The current orange "super-lightweight tanks" are 58,500 lb (26,560 kg) empty, and have a fueled liftoff weight of 1,680,000 lb (762,100 kg) * Each SRB weighs approximately 1,300,000 pounds (590,000 kg) at launch This yields an approximate total vehicle weight of 4.5 million lb (2 million kg). A widely quoted NASA figure is 4,474,574 lb (2,029,203 kg).
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What was the weight of the space shuttle?
Empty weight 78,000 kg
What are the advantages of a space shuttle when it goes into space or even when it is getting ready to do a launch into space?
the shuttle goes fast and when it is in space,it become less weight so it goes easier on the space shuttle.
What is the space shuttle's weight when it is traveling through outer space?
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what is Space like?
Space food is dehydrated in order to greatly reduce the weight of the food because space and weight are prime real estate on a space shuttle.
An important factor NASA engineers must consider when preparing to send a Shuttle into space is?
The weight of the shuttle which will be send
What was the weight of the space shuttle?
Empty weight 78,000 kg
What are the advantages of a space shuttle when it goes into space or even when it is getting ready to do a launch into space?
the shuttle goes fast and when it is in space,it become less weight so it goes easier on the space shuttle.
What is the space shuttle's weight when it is traveling through outer space?
0.0 newtons
what is Space like?
Space food is dehydrated in order to greatly reduce the weight of the food because space and weight are prime real estate on a space shuttle.
An important factor NASA engineers must consider when preparing to send a Shuttle into space is?
The weight of the shuttle which will be send
What is space food like?
Space food is dehydrated in order to greatly reduce the weight of the food because space and weight are prime real estate on a space shuttle.
Is the weight of the space shuttle the same on earth as it is in space?
Its mass is the same(ignoring spent fuel) but the weight is a result of the gravitational pull, which is different in space. Actually the space shuttle never gets far enough from the earth for it's weight to change. The reason it seems weightless is because it is in free-fall.
The amount of gravitational force that acts on the space shuttle while in orbit is?
almost as much as the shuttle's weight on Earth's surface
What is the name of the american space shuttle that goes into orbit?
There were 5. Space Shuttle Columbia (destroyed in 2003), Space Shuttle Challenger (destroyed in 1886), Space Shuttle Discovery, Space Shuttle Atlantis, and Space Shuttle Endeavour.
When was the first space shuttle invented?
The first space shuttle invented was the space shuttle enterprise.
What was the last space shuttle ever built?
Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.
How much does the space shuttle weigh?
The Space Shuttle weighs 165,000 pounds empty and with the Shuttle, external tank, solid rocket boosters and all the fuel combined the total weight is 4.4 million pounds. The Shuttle can also carry a 65,000 pound payload.
