Max Q (film)
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MAX Q, or MAX Q: EMERGENCY LANDING, was a 1998 made for TV movie. A US space shuttle
is launched into space to release a new satellite
when an explosion occurs and the crew has to solve of a way to get back to Earth without atmospheric pressure (Max Q
) crushing the damaged shuttle.
Shuttle
The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres...
is launched into space to release a new satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
when an explosion occurs and the crew has to solve of a way to get back to Earth without atmospheric pressure (Max Q
Max Q
In aerospace engineering, the maximum dynamic pressure, often referred to as maximum Q or max Q, is the point at which aerodynamic stress on a vehicle in atmospheric flight is maximized...
) crushing the damaged shuttle.