I've read here that to go into orbit, a spacecraft has to go thousands of mph to do this due to some physics law. I never understood why the shuttle needs a rocket to get into orbit.
So if it just took off on its own, say at the speed of a jetliner, what happens? If it can cruise at the altitude of a jetliner, why no go into space. What would happen? At the edge of being in outer space, does it just get yanked back down?
2006-12-25
07:12:47
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Sue Naumy
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Astronomy & Space