07-31-2017, 02:54 AM
sematics..
I have to say I was initially confused when you said you saw "a space shuttle main rocket re-entry" from Mauna Kea. Most of the single stage or multi stage rockets launched from Florida drop those parts of the vehicle in the Atlantic Ocean. I had never heard of one traveling 3/4 of the way around the world as far as Hawaii. The external fuel tank does stay attached to the shuttle longer because as TomK said it fuels the on-board shuttle engines.
Just like your car has both an engine and a gas tank, the shuttle does too. Both parts are necessary to get you there, but they have different functions along the way.
Four people are in a room and seven leave. How many have to enter again before it's empty?
I have to say I was initially confused when you said you saw "a space shuttle main rocket re-entry" from Mauna Kea. Most of the single stage or multi stage rockets launched from Florida drop those parts of the vehicle in the Atlantic Ocean. I had never heard of one traveling 3/4 of the way around the world as far as Hawaii. The external fuel tank does stay attached to the shuttle longer because as TomK said it fuels the on-board shuttle engines.
Just like your car has both an engine and a gas tank, the shuttle does too. Both parts are necessary to get you there, but they have different functions along the way.
Four people are in a room and seven leave. How many have to enter again before it's empty?
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