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STACK # 4

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WHO WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED THE REUSEABLE SPACECRAFT NEEDED TO BE DESIGHNED WHAT DATE   RHICHARD NICKSON 1972  
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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1972   LAST FLIGHT TO THEMOON  
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THE COMPANY NAMED __________ WAS HIRED TO DESIGHN AND BUILD THE ________________________   BOEING REUSABLE SPACECRAFT  
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WHAT DOES NASA CALL THE SHUTTLE   THE ORBITER  
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HOW IS THE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED   BY CONNECTING IT TO 3 FUEL TANKS  
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WHAT DOES SRB STAND FOR   SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER  
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LIQUID OXEGEN TANK IS THE   FOWARD TANK  
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LIQUID HYDROGEN TANK   AFT TANK  
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AFT   REAR  
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WHAT MIXES AND BURNS VERY QUICKLY AND GIVES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POWER   LIQUID HYDROGEN AND LIQUID OXYGEN  
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ET IS MADE OF ________ AND SPRAYED WITH A _______ INSULATION TO KEEP THE LIQUID FUEL COOL ENOUGH TO REMAIN A LIQUID   ALUMINUM FOAM  
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TO MAKE GAS A LIQUID YOU HAVE TO   COOL IT  
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HOW MANY DEGREES DOES A LIQUID HAVE TO BE TO TURN BACK INTO A GAS   212  
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THE ALUMINUM HULL OF THE ET ____________ UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE SO IT CAN NOT BE USED AGAIN   BURNS  
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ET HOLDS ________MILLION POUNDS OF FUEL   1.6  
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IT CONTAINS A PARACHUTTE AND A FLOTATION DEVISE SO IT CAN BE REUSED   SRB (SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER)  
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THE ORIGINAL SHUTTLES   ENTERPRISE  
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__________ WAS USED TO TEST LANDING AND MANUVERING   ENTERPRISE  
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what provides majority of thrust for lift off get off the ground where gravity is the greatet   srb  
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light weight rocket to continue the flight into the upper atmosphere   et  
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a forward force that pushes on an object   thrust  
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how many seconds does it take to clear launch pad   6 seconds  
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where does the fuel that srb burns in two minutes   it drops into the ocean  
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what burns fuel in 8 minutes   et  
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what uses its own fuel to position itself into earths orbit   orbiter  
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purposes of the shuttlemission :   1 reusable spacecraft 2 carry large pay loads 3 build the iss  
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payload   cargo  
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what does iss mean   international space station  
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what are the original shuttles to orbit the earth   columbia, challenger, discovery, atlantis  
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shuttles built to _________ launches and reentries   endurance  
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when are shuttles due for retirement   2010  
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when is iss due for retirement   2010  
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why is nasa behind on schedule   because the iss is not completed  
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when did the chalenger destroy (what year)   1986  
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why did the challenger destroy   the exhaust from the srb escaped and shot hot gases into the et  
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solid rocket booster solid fuel   SRB  
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_____ has solid fuel that gives off ______ to lift off   SRB thrust  
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round rubber ring that stops a liquid from leaking   0 ring  
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how many heat tiles on shuttle   24 thousand  
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how much heat can the nose and wing tips stand   3 thousand ferenheit  
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how fast does it travel   17,500 mph  
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what is the landing speed   220 mph  
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how long did it take for the challenger to explode after take off   73 seconds  
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how much runway does it need to land   2 miles  
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how long was the shuttle supposed to last   100 flights or 10 years  
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when ever so often does the shuttle orbit the earth   every 90 minutes  
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