I was casually telling an aquaintance that a news report mentioned the cost of gasoline would be affected by what kind of winter was in store, i.e. based on supply and demand. She proceeds to tell me that the space shuttle affects the weather. She said (paraphrasing), You watch, when the space shuttle returns to earth in Florida it will rain alot there. Basically, space missions affect the environment and the weather. I think this is nuts. What do you think?
2006-12-13 15:45:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
I would doubt it, the shuttle is just a little mosquito in the big scheme of things.
And it sure seems like it rains a lot in Florida anyhow. And if you look back at the general weather patterns over the years, it probably is typical. Actually, I think it is raining in FLa now, or at least it is in Georgia and they are pretty close, and I think the shuttle is still flying.
2006-12-13 15:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have thought about that. They are essentially punching holes into the atmosphere. That can't be good. Additionally, when the fuel is burned, there has to be some residual gasses. It sure isn't an absolutely clean burn.
I saw the night launch last week from my home, sixty miles from Caneveral. It looked like a sunrise. That is one heck of a lot of heat, it probably does affect the weather.
2006-12-13 16:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way back when the shuttle first started their missions I myself, noticed a pattern in the weather and natural disasters. I've never heard anything scientific about it though. But I do believe it happens
2006-12-13 15:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by Chicago Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shuttle launches, affect our ozone layer more than you can imagine, all their doing is punching holes in it and eventually world weather will worsen over the years. if you ever take a look atr the sky at sun down you can see the hole reflectingf on clouds it kinda looks like a patch of rainbow colors in the sky.
2006-12-13 15:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by Eastpack69 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
even with the very undeniable truth that stated, the element is extremely buried in the countless reliable solutions - at the same time as the holiday takes to the air it starts off as 0 speed and is going swifter and swifter because the rigidity maintains and the rocket receives lighter with increasing correct, although the air keeps getting thinner and thinner. in case you study the outline of the launch profile (on Wikipedia between different places) the significant rocket engines are fairly throttled back at a particular element in the launch because if keep finished potential the air drag/sonic advance consequences would reason too a lot shaking of the deliver and tank. The rocket keeps gaining altitude into thinner and thinner air and may be run an entire potential to face as a lot as orbital speed. Coming back, the craft starts off hitting the skinny air and angles into thicker and thicker air, heating up yet dropping speed in the approach so ultimately at the same time as it receives right down to really thick air and may fly, it really is shifting slowly adequate to be controllable. go back craft like the Apollo and Soyuz and for that remember the interest lander are all shaped and weighted so the blunt end angles and heats at the same time as slowing to parachute starting speed - some use extra rockets in some type to do a very last slowing.
2016-10-18 06:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't see the relation. May be the sonic boom create low pressure in the air?
I refuse to believe that, atleast until some scientist prove it.
2006-12-13 15:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Tenny S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preposterous
2006-12-13 16:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋