| Question |
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| Answer |
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| what did pres. Nixon want NASA to do |
build a reusable spacecraft |
| what is an orbiter |
shuttle |
| 1972 was |
last flight to the moon |
| who designed and built the shuttles |
a comp. named Boing |
| what does ET mean |
external fuel tank |
| what does SRB mean |
solid rocket booster |
| what does aft mean |
rear |
| how many parts does the ET construct of |
3 |
| when did Nixon anounce that a reusable spacecraft needed to be designed |
1972 |
| ET is made of what |
aluminum |
| what was Enterprise |
the very first suttle built by Boing |
| did Enterprise ever go up in space |
no |
| SRB burns all fuel in |
2 mins. |
| ET burns all fuel in |
8 mins. |
| thrust- |
a forward force thatpushes an object |
| it takes to clear the launch pad |
6 sec. |
| ET holds amount of fuel |
1.6 million pounds (526,000 gallons) |
| what are two purposes of the shuttle mission |
1. build the ISS 2. carry large payloads |
| what does ISS stand for |
international space station |
| what are the origional space shuttles |
Columbia-1981, Callenger-1983, Discovery-1984, and Atlantis-1985 |
| when is the ISS due for complition |
2010 |
| is NASA behind with finishing the ISS |
yes |
| shuttles are due for retirment |
2010, they are also behind because of the ISS |
| payload- |
cargo |
| when was the Challenger destroyed |
1986 |
| what did the SRB shot into the ET |
hot gases |
| Endover- |
built to repace Challenger was deliverd to Cape Canaveral 1991 |
| Columbia- |
(2003) broke apart during re-entry |
| what was damaged on the Columbia |
the foam insilation damaged some of the tiles |
| on 1 of the atlantis launches a camera did what |
the cameras saw it getting damaged |
| O rings- |
rubber rings that keep a liquid from leaking |
| the heat was like an which caused the shuttle to disinagrate |
inferno |
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