Table of Contents
- 1 Can you legally launch something into space?
- 2 Are there missiles in space?
- 3 How does rocket fuel ignite?
- 4 How does the sun burn if no oxygen in space?
- 5 How to pick the right time to launch a space mission?
- 6 How fast does the Earth Move during a rocket launch?
- 7 Where does Deep Space 1 end up after launch?
Can you legally launch something into space?
simple answer: Yes it is Legal, BUT only if you get all the legal work done by the FAA.
Are there missiles in space?
The militarisation of space involves the placement and development of weaponry and military technology in outer space. Outer space has since been used as an operating location for military spacecraft such as imaging and communications satellites, and some ballistic missiles pass through outer space during their flight.
How does a space launch work?
The launch of a spacecraft comprises a period of powered flight during which the vehicle rises above Earth’s atmosphere and accelerates at least to orbital velocity. Many spacecraft launches involve the use of both types of rockets, for example the solid rocket boosters attached to liquid-propelled rockets.
How does rocket fuel ignite?
Since there is no air and space, rockets need to take oxygen with them into space. Inside the rocket’s engine, fuel and oxidizers are ignited in the combustion chamber, creating hot, expanding gases. That gas has pressure, and it pushes harder against the top of the rocket than the bottom, making it go up or forward.
How does the sun burn if no oxygen in space?
The Sun does not “burn”, like we think of logs in a fire or paper burning. The Sun glows because it is a very big ball of gas, and a process called nuclear fusion is taking place in its core. Hydrogen really doesn’t burn, it fuses, into helium. So no oxygen is required!
How do spaceships take off?
Rockets take off by burning fuel. Burning fuel produces gas as a byproduct, which escapes the rocket with a lot of force. The force of the gas escaping provides enough thrust to power the rocket upwards and escape the the force of gravity pulling it back to Earth. Simple!
How to pick the right time to launch a space mission?
In picking a time to launch, space engineers and scientists have to consider quite a number of things. Most of them have to do with getting the biggest boost possible from the big launch pad called planet Earth! Earth goes around the sun at a brisk 107,000 kilometers per hour (66,000 miles per hour)!
How fast does the Earth Move during a rocket launch?
Not only are Earth and the target constantly moving in their different orbits around the Sun, but our Earthly launch pad is spinning at about 1,000 miles per hour when we launch the rocket! Gather up whatever small balls you have.
When is the best time to launch a rocket?
The best times to launch the rocket are called “launch windows.”. As a glass window is an opening in a wall, a launch window is an opening in time. Usually, engineers will try for the beginning of the first launch window. However, several things can delay a launch. For example, the weather might be bad.
Where does Deep Space 1 end up after launch?
Deep Space 1 will actually end up in orbit around the sun, too, but farther from the sun than we are. The launch was timed so that, after eight months or so of thrusting from Deep Space 1’s ion engine, the spacecraft’s orbit crossed the orbit of Asteroid Braille on July 29, 1999.