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| Page Views: 325 | Spacey Facts about Shuttles.... by jadedmuse - last update: Jun 15, 2008 |
| The plume of jet fuel exhaust left after blast-off |
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| People gathered beachside to watch the launch |
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Shuttles achieve an orbital speed of 17,400 mph |
The sun will rise and set on the Discovery Shuttle every 45 minutes while in Space | | | Far left, Cape Canaveral; blast-off |
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| Shuttle a few seconds after blast-off |
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Astronauts return to earth anywhere from 1 to 2 inches TALLER after spending time in Space |
When space shuttles return to earth, the shuttle breaks the sound barrier as it crashes through the earth's atmosphere. The sonic boom is enough to rattle windows and startle a person (when it happens in early morning, it is enough to wake up a sleeping body. I know - it's happened to me every time!) | | | Shuttle continuing its upward trajectory |
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| ...and continuing its trajectory... |
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The space shuttle approaches the runway at an angle of approximately 20 degrees – about 7 times steeper than a commercial airliner coming in for a landing. Touchdown speed clocks in at about 250 miles an hour – more than 100 m.p.h. faster than an airliner. |
For more info on things to do in Melbourne, Florida INCLUDING trips to Cape Canaveral and NASA, see my page here | | | You can see the glowing tip (shuttle)... |
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| Shuttle out of sight at this point, plume remains |
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For more info on the Space Program, click on NASA |
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Thanks for dropping by Michele! :-) I've been slacking a bit recently where VT is concerned (2 months since I last logged on!), but I've got a renewed enthusiasm for adding to my pages! :-) Hope you are keeping well and enjoying your travels! :-) |
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