Shuttles – Flashcard
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you would have to use a greater force with the larger object
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what would have to have to happen to the force applied if you wanted to accelerate two objects with different at the same rate
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Richard Nixon
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Who was the first to say that we needed a reuseable spacce craft
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last flight to go to the moon
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1972
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the reuseablespace craft
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What was the company Boeing hired to design
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the orbiter
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what does NASA call the shuttle
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3 tanks
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How many tanks are connected to the shuttle launched by
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rear or back
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aft means
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liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
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what two things would mix and burn very quickly
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aluminum and spray with a floam insulation
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What is ET made of
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the aluminum in the ET
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what burns up into the atmosphere
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1.6 million
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How many pounds does the ET hold of fuel
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the SRB
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what holds a parachutte and a flotation device
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the enterprise
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What was the tester and the first reusable space craft by boeing
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when the gravity is at its greatest
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when does the SRB provie the most thrust for lift off
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a light weight rocket to fly in the upper atmosphere
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What is the ET
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a foward force that pushes on an object
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thrust means
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6 seconds
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How long does it take to clear the launch pad
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true
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ISS is the most compelx international scientificproject in history
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to understand and project our home planet , explore the universe and search for life, and to inspire the next generation of explorers
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what is the NASA mission for the ISS
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the ISS was created as an outpost in space
