Write a note on the Space shuttle.

The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space. It is composed of three main parts:

a) Orbital Vehicle (OV)

b) Expandable external tank (ET)

c) Two reusable solid rocket booster (SRBs)

Early day’s space shuttle is launched vertically like a rocket that revolves around the earth and comes back to earth like an airplane. After the advancement of the technology life cycle of the space shuttle, we well divided into several stages. During the flight of space shuttle, the SRBs are dropped with the help of a parachute. Since the speed of a space shuttle is very high so air friction generates a lot of heat. The outer surface of the space shuttle is made up of special alloy.