Does a space craft like Voyager have to be balanced in order to be controllable in the vacuum of space? If so does it have to be balanced like a air plane or how?
2006-06-27 03:00:52 · 6 answers · asked by Todd L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It does not need to be balanced like and airplane but it does need to be balanced. An airplane has to have lift and weight in balance, or the weight has to be balanced over the wings. A space craft has to be balanced over it's rocket engine, or the direction that the rocket engine thrusts has to pass through the center of gravity of the space craft.
2006-06-27 03:26:21 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a space craft does not have to be balanced or aerodynamic, so long as it's not intended to ever enter an atmosphere. Space is a void, so there's no drag or friction associated with air flow that a plane has to compensate for.
2006-06-27 10:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shadar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Speaking as a Trekie:
When they designed the ship for the show, its the same as a regular space craft, but with Gravity pull. With Voyager, the ship has three gravity fields
1. a Graviton Field, that makes each floor stable, so they dont float around.
2. a Nutron Field, for the ships Stability
3. a Eckron Field, that keeps the ship stable while flying,
2006-06-27 10:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by Master Hoyle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.no because in space their is no up or down only when artificial gravity is in place. it receives radio signals to adjust its trajectory. it uses the planets to help get the speed it needs to get lined up for its next leg of the journey.
2006-06-27 10:17:47 · answer #4 · answered by rambo.o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course it does
2006-06-27 10:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
campbelp2002 is right.
2006-06-27 23:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by wannabe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋