Space Shuttle. 1  Length Orbiter: 56 meters (184 feet) 2  Width Orbiter: 23 meters (76.6 feet) 3  Takeoff weight: 2,041 metric tons (4.5 million pounds) 4  Fuel weight: 1,937 metric tons (4.3 million pounds), including solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank. 5  Maiden Flight: April 12, 1981.
The Retained Earnings account is a stockholders' equity account that normally has a credit balance. The Retained Earnings account has three componentsârevenues, expenses, and dividends. Revenues increase the balance of retained earnings. Expenses and dividends decrease the balance of retained earnings.
Negative retained earnings appear as a debit balance in the retained earnings account, rather than the credit balance that normally appears for a profitable corporation. On the company's balance sheet, negative retained earnings are usually described in a separate line item as an Accumulated Deficit.. Negative retained earnings can be an indicator of bankruptcy, since it implies a long-term series of losses.