Purpose of the Space Shuttle
Purpose of the Space Shuttle
Instructions: Answer the questions below. No specific format is required, but do submit your work in a professional-looking format. Do not copy-and-paste answers; use your own words.
Use complete sentences, correct spelling, proper punctuation, and appropriate grammar.
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- What was the purpose of the Clementine spacecraft and what was unique about it?
- Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has an atmosphere composed of what elements and what did scientist Carl Sagan predict about Titan?
- Discuss the advantages of a space based telescope like Hubble.
- Explain the purpose of the Space Shuttle.
- Explain why the shuttle’s payload bay doors must be opened soon after achieving orbit.
- Discuss the shuttle’s reentry and landing sequence.
- Explain what a life support system must do.
- Describe what happens to humans physiologically when atmospheric pressure drops to near zero.
- Describe the symptoms of space adaptation syndrome or space sickness.
- Prior to Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA), cabin pressure is dropped incrementally prior to opening the hatch. What is the sequence for doing this and why is it done?
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