2006-09-23 03:47:32 · 12 answers · asked by Harry J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Definitely and absolutely no chance, no way, no how. This isnt going to happen.
First, the space shuttle is designed for operating near the Earth. It is way too small to carry supplies for a trip to Jupiter. That trip would take a really long time (like several years! each way) so the people in the space ship would need complete supplies for the whole trip, and enough space to move around in so they wouldnt go crazy!!!
Second, this kind of a space ship would be REALLY expensive to build -- way, way more than the space shuttle. And we would have to build it in space, rather than lifting it off from earth -- it would be way too heavy to lift from earth. We would have to send the pieces and supplies up to space one shipment at a time, and then there would have to be someone up there to put it all together - really, this means, you need a space station... and we are still some years away from even the most primitive space station.... basically what we are talking about here is Trillions of dollars of expenses.
And, the doctors who study humans in space are pretty pessimistic about whether humans could survive a long space flight. A lot of the humans who have gone into space for long trips of a few weeks to a few months have had medical problems. There is no guarantee that humans will be able to survive in space for a multi-year voyage. We need to study this a lot more.
And, if they got to Jupiter, there are all the problems of dealing with a planet that has a huge gravity and not really a "surface" to land
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2006-09-23 04:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by BlackPantherNightmare 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Definitely and absolutely no chance, no way, no how. This isnt going to happen.
First, the space shuttle is designed for operating near the Earth. It is way too small to carry supplies for a trip to Jupiter. That trip would take a really long time (like several years! each way) so the people in the space ship would need complete supplies for the whole trip, and enough space to move around in so they wouldnt go crazy!!!
Second, this kind of a space ship would be REALLY expensive to build -- way, way more than the space shuttle. And we would have to build it in space, rather than lifting it off from earth -- it would be way too heavy to lift from earth. We would have to send the pieces and supplies up to space one shipment at a time, and then there would have to be someone up there to put it all together - really, this means, you need a space station... and we are still some years away from even the most primitive space station.... basically what we are talking about here is Trillions of dollars of expenses.
And, the doctors who study humans in space are pretty pessimistic about whether humans could survive a long space flight. A lot of the humans who have gone into space for long trips of a few weeks to a few months have had medical problems. There is no guarantee that humans will be able to survive in space for a multi-year voyage. We need to study this a lot more.
And, if they got to Jupiter, there are all the problems of dealing with a planet that has a huge gravity and not really a "surface" to land on....
2006-09-23 05:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The space shuttle isn't designed to leave Earth's orbit, but with extensive modifications, it would be able to. The biggest problem would be getting through the atmosphere of Jupiter, unless the shuttle was equipped with a super version of the space elevator (longer, stronger) that people are only now trying to develop for Earth conditions. One advantage is that the space shuttle (or atleast Russia's scrapped version, the Buran) could be flown on autopilot without any human operators. Maybe sometime in the future with a something that only resembles the space shuttle could do the job.
2006-09-23 04:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by phantasm81986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not the space shuttle, it's not designed to go that far from earth. But an orbiter could make the trip and come back to earth in one's life time.
2006-09-23 03:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by walkerzo2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 17:07:07 · answer #5 · answered by tobias 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the moment, its impossible. its hard enough for a shuttle to launch off from earth, but to do that, fly to jupiter, land safely AND launch again from a planet who's gravity is far greater than earths and then safely land on earth, its suicide.
2006-09-23 03:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by cardsfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but it could make it home with a specimen from Uranus
2006-09-23 03:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
we can not carry enough fuel to make it to jupiter . it would take years to get there anyway .a person can't stay in space that long without their immune system shuting down
2006-09-23 03:52:04 · answer #8 · answered by taylor2459 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What will they do during the years the trip will take?
2006-09-23 03:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did this Italian astronaut get way out there????
2006-09-23 03:53:17 · answer #10 · answered by Xraydelta1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋