The Space Shuttle

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The Space Shuttle
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The Shuttles mission

• The purpose of the space shuttle is to bring
  supplies, equipment, and people to the
  International Space Station (ISS).

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The shuttles mission

• When completed, the ISS will serve as a launch
  pad for future missions to the Moon, to Mars, and
  beyond.

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Launching a shuttle

• A space shuttle needs a great amount of thrust to
  leave the Earths gravity.
• They use rockets to reach the speed they need to
  escape the planets pull. (approx. 3000km/h)

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Launching

• The fuel shuttles use in their rocket engines is
  extremely explosive.
• When the shuttles engines burn the fuel, huge
  amounts of thrust are created.

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Launching

• To go fast enough to escape Earths gravity,
  these engines need to burn a lot of fuel .
• In 8 minutes, the shuttle burns over 1.9 million
  litres of fuel.

Oh my! ! !
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Components of a shuttle

• The shuttle consists of 3 parts that make it able
  to reach space
• Orbiter the part that carries the crew and
  payload. It has three main engines that fire
  during the launch. It also has to smaller
  engines that adjust the orbiters position in
  space.

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Components of a shuttle

• 2. Solid Rocket Boosters these two boosters are
  filled with a solid fuel and have their own
  engines. These are used up during the launch and
  are let go once their job is done. They splash
  down in the ocean and are retrieved to be used
  again.

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Components of a shuttle

1. External Fuel Tank this large fuel tank carries
   the fuel that the shuttles main engines burn
   during the launch. When the tank is empty, it is
   released and it burns up as it reenters the
   atmosphere.

External Fuel Tank
The big orange thing isnt a rocket, its just
the gas tank!
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The launch

• From launch to orbit, it doesnt take long for a
  space shuttle to get into space.
• First, the main engines fire and then the solid
  rocket boosters fire and the shuttle lifts off.

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The launch

• Two minutes later the boosters have used up all
  their fuel and detach from the shuttle. They
  splash down in the Atlantic.

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The launch

• After eight minutes, the fuel tank is empty and
  detaches to falls into the atmosphere, where it
  burns up and is destroyed.

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Lets watch
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A different view
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Another view
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Then . . .
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In Space
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In space
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Life in the shuttle
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Working in space with the Canadarm
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Latest Shuttle Mission
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Latest Mission
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Latest Mission
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Latest Mission
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Nice photo
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Saving money and resources

• One main benefit to using the space shuttle is
  that its reusable. It lands like an airplane
  and can be fixed up for another trip.

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