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which layer of the atmosphere does the space shuttle travel in? thermosphere stratosphere troposphere mesosphere
The thermosphere is the layer where space shuttles travel. It is the layer above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. In the thermosphere, temperatures increase with altitude due to absorption of high - energy solar radiation. Space shuttles orbit in this region as it is above most of the Earth's atmosphere (where there is less air resistance compared to lower layers like the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere). The troposphere is where weather occurs, the stratosphere has the ozone layer, and the mesosphere is a layer with decreasing temperatures with altitude and is the layer where meteors burn up.
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