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I was never really scared. As a graduate of the Russian cosmonaut training system, I was fully confident when the engines were ignited on the launch pad in Kazakhstan that I would ...

... surface will light up, whether the surface is part of your spaceship, or a planet you can see out your window. The guys who walked on the Moon had to wear ...

... every 65 launches or so. I was excited, but didn't worry, you never expect it to happen to you. ---- Answer provided by Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William G. Gregory Image:K2S ...

We don't really ever sit in space, so we don't need chairs. ---- Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph. ...

A few astronauts get sick at first, although I never did. There is probably fear there for everyone, but we control it. ---- Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) Rick Searfoss 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% ...

Sure, it was great and I'd be glad to go again, but it's okay if I don't. I would like other people to have the chance ---- Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) Rick Searfoss 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% ...

Yes, we can see air pollution from space. The Space Shuttle carries a special pollution-measuring satellite. The name of the satellite is Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS). The MAPS flies on board the Shuttle and measures levels of carbon monoxide found in the atmosphere. World-wide human technological and agricultural activity cause increasing amounts of carbon monoxide to be ...

When we first encounter life in outer space we will need to be sure it is truly a life form. We might not even know it is alive because it will be very different. We will touch it, watch it and study the new life as we try to understand how it moves, eats and reproduces. Only after that would we try to communicate with it. But remember, it might be studying us too ---- Answer provided by ...

The clouds that completely cover Venus are mainly composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. The temperature is over 800° F and the atmospheric pressure is 92 times greater than Earth's on the surface. Humans would not be able to survive in such hostile conditions. ---- Answer provided by Laura Peckyno & Robert Peckyno Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer ...

On long-duration flights, personal grooming also requires periodic haircuts and nail clipping. Loose hair released during haircuts can be captured using a vacuum cleaner, and nail clippings can be controlled by clipping fingernails and toenails in a small bag or container. On Skylab we had a special area in the bathroom that sucked the loose hair onto a filter screen, which was then cleaned ...

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