The purpose of the Reaction Control Subsystem (RCS) on the Space Shuttle is to make the final de-orbital burn that allows the Space Shuttle to return to Earth make velocity changes and thus shift from one orbit to another while in space provide 80% of the thrust during the launch allow the Shuttle to make roll, pitch, and yaw maneuvers Wernher von Braun's original favored Apollo mission plan - the one he abandoned in 1962 - was called Direct Ascent Lunar Orbit Assembly Earth Orbit Assembly Lunar Orbit Rendezvous

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The purpose of the Reaction Control Subsystem (RCS) on the Space Shuttle is to

   

make the final de-orbital burn that allows the Space Shuttle to return to Earth

   

make velocity changes and thus shift from one orbit to another while in space

   

provide 80% of the thrust during the launch

   

allow the Shuttle to make roll, pitch, and yaw maneuvers

  1. Wernher von Braun's original favored Apollo mission plan - the one he abandoned in 1962 - was called

       

    Direct Ascent

       

    Lunar Orbit Assembly

       

    Earth Orbit Assembly

       

    Lunar Orbit Rendezvous

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