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