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... effort of one finger. If you want, you can float upside down while your friend is right side up. ---- Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question ... /For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here Category:Kids To Space Category:Kids To Space - WEIGHTLESSNESS

... be formed from pure energy, often from a very, very large explosion or collision. Just like matter is made up of atoms that contain protons (with positive electrical charge) and electrons (with ... -matter is made up of anti-protons (-) and anti-electrons (+), also called positrons. Anti-matter exists in space near places that are very hot or very high in energy like exploding stars ...

... arm out and wave it around, you are feeling the atmosphere. The Earth's atmosphere is composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen molecules with other minor gases. We breathe the oxygen ... upward we travel from the surface. Ten miles up the pressure is one-ninth of the surface; 15 miles up it is one-twenty-seventh of the surface. Commercial jets fly about five miles up and the air is very thin. The edge of space is roughly 60 miles up and the air is so thin that commercial planes cannot fly and ...

With a spacesuit on, jumping is going to be a bit difficult, and very dangerous if you come down wrong. From ... about ten feet or about seven times as high. What's disorienting is that, because of the lower gravity, while less than a second is spent in the air here on Earth, a ...

... your boots. It's harder to judge distance. The Moon is a much smaller sphere than the Earth, and the horizon is much closer. This makes it harder to grasp how far away something really is. With no atmosphere to diffuse any light, everything is optically sharp, but everything on the Moon is rounded and softened by aeons of impacts of all sizes. There is a sharp contrast between lighted and ...

When you go to space, don't expect to run into Buzz Aldrin , but do expect to be amazed and astonished. There was one thing not even the most extensive training could prepare me for: the awe and wonder I felt at seeing our beautiful Earth, the fragile atmosphere at its horizon, and the vast blackness of space against which it was set. ---- Answer provided by Dennis Tito Image:K2S ...

In 114 missions, there have been two tragic incidences. ---- Answer provided by Futron Corporation Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeebooks.com/Books/For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here Category:Kids To Space ...

Naturally, take off and re-entry are a bit noisy and turbulent, but once I was at the ISS a peace settled over me that I carry with me to this day. And thanks to a team of generous ham radio operators, and the crew on the ISS, I was able to connect more clearly with my sons down on Earth than I had previously when we were face-to-face. ---- Answer provided by Dennis Tito Image:K2S ...

Being in space means being with a very small group of people in a very small space station or ship—about the size of a two-bedroom home. Exploratory teams to the Moon and Mars will also be small at first. Seeing the same people everyday means that it will be easy to get tired of them and to want to see others. The teams will need to be very good at getting along with people in these ...

Many astronauts have called being in space one of the biggest thrills they have ever experienced. Imagine being in a free fall environment while in orbit and being able to launch yourself in any direction with a gentle shove as you float freely in the cabin of the Space Shuttle or the larger International Space Station (ISS). ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S ...

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