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A Whole New World By Candice, Ryan, Blake, Alex. Name the main parts of a space shuttle. Orbiter External Tank Solid Rocket Boosters. Space shuttle fuel. Ammonium perchlorate Aluminum Iron oxide Polymer Epoxy curing agent. Shuttle lifts off The solid rocket booster separation occurs
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Name the main parts of a space shuttle. Orbiter External Tank Solid Rocket Boosters
Space shuttle fuel Ammonium perchlorate Aluminum Iron oxide Polymer Epoxy curing agent
Shuttle lifts off The solid rocket booster separation occurs Parachute into the ocean where they are recovered When the fuel tank runs out of fuel it detaches Only the liquid fuel tank cannot be reused for subsequent missions After two minutes the solid rocket boosters have used up all of their fuel and it drops from the shuttle once they drop, they are reusable How does the shuttle blast off?
First shuttle STS - 1 First used on April 12, 1981, named Columbia The landing of STS - 1 was on April 14, 1981 The number of miles traveled was 1.074 million miles History of shuttle, when it was first used, and date and mission number
What is a cosmonaut? Cosmonauts are members of the Russian cosmonaut corps who have been designated by agreement to fly as crew members aboard U.S. spacecraft's
How do astronauts keep up with their tools in space? A belt that attaches to a rack track system Velcro keeps the tools attached to the belt
How long is a general space walk? A general space walk is about 5-7 hours STS-109
Extravehicular visor assembly Display and control module A mini work station Arm assembly Boots Helmet Primary life support system Connection for service and umbilical cooling Gloves liquid cooling and ventilation garment EMU electrical harness Hard upper torso Lower torso assembly Secondary oxygen pack In suit drink bay Urine collection device Air block adapter plate What makes a protective EMU?
The difference between a MMU and an EMU is: An EMU is a space suit and a MMU is a motorized chair with a joystick control
What are the parts of an EMU? Extravehicular visor assembly Display and control module Other parts listed below
How do astronauts breathe while in space? They wear a special suit that contains oxygen
Nylon tricot Spandex Urethane- coated nylon Dacron Mylar Gortex Kevlar Nomex Neoprene coated nylon What are the materials of an EMU?
How do astronauts stay warm or cool while in their suit? The astronauts have a fan that either blows out the hot air or sucks in the cool air STS-100
When did the first I.S.S crew take up residence? March 10, 1999