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 |