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Yes, it is very steady in orbit. Periodically, however, it must propel itself back up to the preferred operating altitude that gradually decreases because of the influence of the small amount of atmospheric gas in the 250-mile and immediately lower altitude region. And this adjustment is accompanied by ...
Sometimes sunlight is reflected off bodies of water from Earth or the solar array panels on the International Space Station (ISS), causing very intense light to appear when in space. When this occurs, a neutral- density filter may be required to decrease the intensity of the ...
... heat. In space, which is a pretty good vacuum, extremes in temperatures can range from -250° F to over 200° F in the direct sunlight. If the Sun is in a very ... any orbiting spacecraft. Astronauts would have some early warning from monitoring spacecraft like the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) so they could take shelter in the better radiation-shielded parts of the ISS.
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The only rocket propulsion by-product that could possibly be a problem is the inorganic chloride ion of potassium chloride. However, unlike organic chlorine, like that found in your air conditioner, inorganic chloride is not a factor in ozone depletion. So, little damage is done to the ozone ...
Yes and no. Dirt is a term that is used to describe rocks that have been broken down by moisture, temperature, wind and vegetation. Most likely, the other worlds in our solar system have ... called regoliths and have been experimented with on Earth. With the addition of a few additional nutrients, plants can utilize the nutrients in these regoliths for growth and development.
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... —at least right now. But this could change. Circuit breakers are used all over the spaceship. In this way, if they trip they can be reset. A fuse has to be ... fuses, and this means extra weight, which is not good.
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... plants, animals, insects and bacteria, yet only one of these is called intelligent: humans. So it is possible we will find the same mix of plants, animals, bacteria and some sort of intelligent ... planet.
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... , it is much smaller, about one-fourth the diameter of the Earth.
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Answer provided by Thomas Matula, Ph.D. & Kenneth J. Murphy
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... is moving in space. Just as the Earth has a yearly orbit around the Sun, our Sun also orbits the center of our Milky Way Galaxy once every 230 million years. It is amazing to think about the fact that the ...
On the outside the temperature ranges from -170° F on the shady side to 135° F on the sunny side. But on the inside the crew compartment is controlled to a temperature range of 65° to 80° F, and the humidity is regulated ... , National Space Transportation System Reference, Volume 1 Systems and Facilities, June 1988.
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