What does NASA do for us?

What does NASA do for us?

(Grades 5-8) series. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space. The Space Age started in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik.

What parts of the space shuttle was reusable?

All of the components are reused except for the external fuel tank, which burns up in the atmosphere after each launch. The longest the Shuttle has stayed in orbit on any single mission is 17.5 days on mission STS-80 in November 1996.

What happened to the Orion spacecraft?

Exploration Flight Test-1 At 7:05 AM EST on December 5, 2014, the Orion capsule was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket for its first test flight, and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 4.5 hours later.

What is NASA in English?

NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is in charge of U.S. science and technology that has to do with airplanes or space.

What is the Orion spacecraft?

Since Orion is a NASA spacecraft, let’s just compare it to its older counterpart, the Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM). The Apollo Service Module was the most vital part of the Apollo spacecraft. Without it, the crew would have no life support, electrical power, or means to enter or leave lunar orbit.

How much space does the Orion capsule provide?

Since the Orion capsule provides only about 2.25 m 3 (79 cu ft) of living space per crew member, the use of an additional Deep Space Habitat module featuring propulsion will be needed for long duration missions. The complete spacecraft stack is known as the Deep Space Transport.

What kind of parachutes will the Orion CM use?

The reusable recovery parachutes will be based on the parachutes used on both the Apollo spacecraft and the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters, and will be constructed of Nomex cloth. Water landings will be the exclusive means of recovery for the Orion CM.

What was the first uncrewed test flight of the Orion?

The MPCV’s first uncrewed test flight (EFT-1) was launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket on December 5, 2014, and lasted 4 hours and 24 minutes before landing at its target in the Pacific Ocean. Funding history and planning For fiscal years 2006 through 2020, the Orion expended funding totaling $18,764 million in nominal dollars.