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The Space Shuttle is very explosive. The very attributes that make hydrogen and oxygen good propellants—high energy content and hypergolic (meaning they combust on mixing without the need for a spark)—make them extremely ... provided by Jon H. Brown
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... there is one chance in 57 that there will be a Shuttle crash in future flights. Spaceflight is at best an extremely dangerous business, but NASA can be depended on to make the Shuttle as space worthy as possible. And fortunately, as more and more flights are accomplished, NASA learns more and more about how to fly safely.
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... goes faster and faster. By the time it reaches space it is traveling at least 17,000 mph. We don't have to go a specific speed to leave the atmosphere, but we have ... order to stay in space and not crash to the Earth.
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The Space Shuttle is expensive to operate and probably beyond the means of private individuals or corporations. However, the NASA budget is less than one-half a percent of the federal budget, and well within the means of the US government. REFERENCES: 1.NASA, National Space Transportation System Reference, Volume 1 Systems and Facilities, June 1988. This document is available on the Internet at:(See CDROM) http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle ...
As a private citizen, you currently cannot get into space aboard the Space Shuttle for any amount of money. You just can't NASA won't take you on ... 't. So there is no ticket you can buy for getting into space aboard a Space Shuttle. But every few years, NASA has a need for more astronauts. This is because as the current crews retire ... of the pilot or mission specialist positions. After very rigorous testing you might become a member of the astronaut corps. If you do, then you'll be able to fly on the Shuttle too ...
The Space Shuttle program cost about 33 billion dollars through the end of the development flight tests, after which it was declared operational. This included design, development, test, and evaluation of the orbiter, external tank, and ... Shuttle mission. (Ref 2.)
Ref 2.http://www.space.com/news/shuttle_cost_050211.html
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The Space Shuttle flies in low Earth orbit so it is protected by the magnetic field of the Earth from some forms of radiation, but that field also contains geomagnetically trapped radiation—so yes, the Shuttle is exposed ... as the South Atlantic Anomaly (0-60 degrees W & 20-50 degrees S) orbits, work in this area is kept to a minimum. Radiation cannot be blocked, so radiation does penetrate the Space Shuttle, but the Shuttle ...
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The use of high density hydrogen peroxide/kerosene liquid rocket boosters (LRB) for the Space Shuttle is investigated as a replacement for the existing solid rocket boosters (SRB). It is shown that hydrogen peroxide ... =1999.52.163 here '''
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The Space Shuttle used to fly too low for its astronauts to be able to see the whole Earth at once. But they could certainly see that the Earth is round because they can see that the ... precise measurements show that it is slightly flattened at the poles.
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