How Does the Space Shuttle Take Off

Multiple Choice

How does the Space Shuttle take off?

A) by achieving lift from its wings in the same way that airplanes do
B) by converting mass- energy to kinetic energy
C) Its rocket engines push against the launch pad, propelling the shuttle upwards.
D) Hot gas shoots out from the rocket and, by conservation of momentum, the shuttle moves in the opposite direction.
E) The hot rocket exhaust expands the air beneath the shuttle, propelling it forward.