science 6th grade chapter
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| what does nasa call the shuttle | orbiter
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| how many fuel tanks are on the shuttle | three
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| name the 3 fuel tanks | ET, & 2 SRB's
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| what does ET and SRB stand for | external fuel tank, solid rocket booster
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| what does AFT mean | rear
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| what is the et made out of | aluminum and a foam insulation
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| how many pounds of fuel does the et hold | 1.6 million lbs.
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| what else does the srb contain | a parachute and flotation device
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| what was the first spacecraft built by boeing | enterprise
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| the enterprise made it into space | false
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| how did the enterprise get back to florida | by riding on th back of a boeing 747
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| what provides the majority of the thrust fo lift off | srb
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| what continues the flight into the upper atmosphere | the e.t.
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| a forward force that pushes an object | thrust
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| how long does it take to clear the launch pad | 6 seconds
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| how long does it take the s.r.b. to burn off fuel | 2 minutes
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| wher does the srb drop | in the ocean
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| how long does it take e.t. to burn off fuel | 8 minutes
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| what spaceship uses its own fuel to position itself into earths orbit | orbitor
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| what were the purposes of the shuttle mission | reusable spacecraft, carry large payloads, build the i.s.s., take men and equipment from i.s.s., provide man power to the i.s.s.
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| what is cargo | payload
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| what does i.s.s. stand for | international space station
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| what year are shuttles due for retirement | 2010
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| what yeart is the iss due for completion | 2010
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| t or f...nasa is behind schedule | true
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| is the iss completed | no
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| what shuttle was destroyed on takeoff | challenger
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| what did the on-lookers think hapenned to the challenger | thought it exploded becuase of smoak exhaust
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| what has solid fuel | srb
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| what became too hard to seal off the exhaust from the srb | o-rings
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| what shuttle replaced the challenger | endeavor
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| what year was the columbia first launched | 2003
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| what are the tiles like when one or two fall off | dominoes
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| what caused the shuttle to disintegrate | the heat
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| whay does nasa film the launches | to make sure foam doesnt break off and damage the shuttle
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| what allowed the astronauts to inspect and repair the damage of the atlantis | a walk in space
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