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