Table of Contents
- 1 Did the space shuttle have an escape pod?
- 2 Did shuttle astronauts have parachutes?
- 3 What equipment did the space shuttle carry?
- 4 Were there any bodies recovered from the Challenger explosion?
- 5 Can astronauts escape the Space Shuttle in case of emergency?
- 6 What happened to the Challenger Space Shuttle after the disaster?
Did the space shuttle have an escape pod?
Unlike the ejection seat in a fighter plane, the shuttle had an inflight crew escape system (ICES). The vehicle was put in a stable glide on autopilot, the hatch was blown, and the crew slid out a pole to clear the orbiter’s left wing. Without bailout capability, the entire crew would have been killed.
Did shuttle astronauts have parachutes?
It had to open the parachute automatically once the astronauts were clear of the orbiter, even if they were unconscious. In addition to the main parachute, the system would need a drogue chute to stabilize the astronauts in freefall and a pilot chute to deploy the drogue.
What equipment did the space shuttle carry?
Space Shuttle components include the Orbiter Vehicle (OV) with three clustered Rocketdyne RS-25 main engines, a pair of recoverable solid rocket boosters (SRBs), and the expendable external tank (ET) containing liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
Did the challenger have parachutes?
The cause: a gas leak in the right booster rocket. In the explosion, the crew module separated from the fireball and plunged into the sea. But the crew members had no parachutes and no way to jettison the hatch. The Challenger explosion happened 73 seconds after liftoff.
Where was Christa McAuliffe buried?
Calvary Cemetery, Concord
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Were there any bodies recovered from the Challenger explosion?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said today that it had recovered remains of each of the seven Challenger astronauts and had finished its operations to retrieve the wreckage of the space shuttle’s crew compartment from the ocean floor.
Can astronauts escape the Space Shuttle in case of emergency?
Space shuttle Discovery blasts off for orbit on September 29, 1988—almost three years after the Challenger accident—with a system that would, for the first time, enable the crew of five astronauts to escape the orbiter in case of emergency during ascent. (NASA) The decision would be made at about 60,000 feet.
What happened to the Challenger Space Shuttle after the disaster?
More than a decade after the Challenger disaster, two large pieces from the spacecraft washed ashore at a local beach. Within a day of the shuttle tragedy, salvage operations recovered hundreds of pounds of metal from the Challenger.
What happens if the Space Shuttle fails?
There were a very small number of fringe scenarios in which a survivable failure during the shuttle’s ascent or reentry could occur when it was out of reach of an abort site, with nowhere to land. Because the orbiter was built to be light, not strong, a water landing would have been fatal for both it and the crew.
What happened to the Space Shuttle Columbia?
He jumped in his car, turned on the police radio, and learned the news: NASA’s space shuttle Columbia had broken up as it re-entered the atmosphere. The deep rumble, which started just before 8 a.m. Central time, marked the explosive end of the shuttle and the tragic death of all seven astronauts on board.
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