2007-05-16 04:47:44 · 4 answers · asked by koliopoulos_aristeidis 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It needs to be connected to all the ground control equipment, all systems need to be tested and it has to get fuel.
2007-05-16 04:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So the astronauts can buy their duty free liquor, then have it confiscated. Check in their luggage and pay their excess baggage fees. Get frisked three times. Walk over bleach-soaked matting because of foot-and-mouth disease. Lose their luggage. Fill out emigration and immigration forms. Take photos of each other in front of the shuttle. Find their luggage. Have their fingerprints taken. Get their tickets checked. Phone home. Go back home to get that thing they forgot. Get frisked again. Take photos of each other inside the shuttle. Write a letter. Cancel the papers. Cancel the milk. Fill out a medical form. Take a quick look around to check for missing O-rings or tiles. Play monopoly. Play Twister. Then FINALLY they get to press the big red button marked "GO"
2007-05-16 17:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Snoom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of items that need to be checked after the space shuttle is moved. It just takes time. It has to be fueled, and any damage repaired. Checked and rechecked for reliability.
2007-05-16 14:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have a checklist of about 5000 items they have to go through before they can go ahead with a launch.
2007-05-16 12:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by frigon_p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋