I have a homework for tmrw,, the question is how can the spaceship be able to not melt in the thermosphere while the tempreture is very high????
2006-09-02 07:23:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Temperature may be high, but pressure is almost zero, it is almost a perfect vacuum. So there is not a lot of energy, and a spaceship's bulk is enough to absorb the heat without damage.
2006-09-02 07:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spaceships are lined with a special kind of ceramic tile. Ceramic can withstand extreme temperatures and this is what keeps the spaceship from burning up.
2006-09-02 14:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat shielding such as thermal tiles. That's what broke on the space shuttle "Columbia" which caused it to disintegrate over Texas on reentry. It's usually used on only part of the spaceship -- that being the side that will presented to the heat first on entry to a planet.
2006-09-02 14:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thermosphere is very very thin; an almost perfect vacuum. The amount of heat it holds is negligible in spite of its high temperature.
2006-09-02 20:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when i was abducted a few years back the aliens told me its because of the super duper space material that they use.
2006-09-02 14:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jester 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋