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06. Would a space station need a lot of fuel to keep it from getting knocked out of orbit by asteroids or comets? (A K2S Question)

A space station would need some fuel, but relatively-speaking, not very much. ---- Answer provided by Thomas Rogers & Russell Romanella 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 Category:Kids To Space - SPACE STATIONS ...

32. If there were buildings in space, what would protect them from meteor showers? What other dangers would a space community face? (A K2S Question)

... orbit our habitats, and if a meteor is going to hit us the satellites will move to catch it. The two other main dangers we face living in space are the vacuum and radiation. We must keep ...

04. Is there a lot of packaging to throw away? What kinds of things make up the trash? (A K2S Question)

A lot of the packaging that is thrown away is used in storing the astronauts' food. Much of the trash consists of human waste. ---- Answer provided by ...

07. How much force does it take for a rocket to lift off and get us out of the atmosphere? (A K2S Question)

... need about twice the weight of what's lifting off, which is mostly fuel. The orbiter is only one-sixteenth of the weight on the pad. What is important is the length of time the force is required. ---- Answer provided by Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William G. Gregory Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer ...

04. Is a robot part of every space mission? Can robots and people work together on a mission? Does it take a lot of training to operate a robot? (A K2S Question)

... a lot. The controllers learn things as they go. Astronauts controlling CanadArm 2 on the ISS require two weeks of training, at a very minimum. The more practice they get, the better. ---- Answer provided by ...

07. Do any satellites have to be rescued if they fall out of orbit? Or, do they just fall and burn up in Earth's atmosphere? (A K2S Question)

... Space Telescope, can be given a re-boost to return them to a higher orbit and so extend their lives. ---- Answer provided by Derek Webber Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

12. Are there a lot of safety precautions to follow? What, for instance? (A K2S Question)

... 43 hours before liftoff. Engineers and ground crew conduct a thorough series of checks to test all of the systems and make sure they work; that ... 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 Category:Kids To Space ...

12. How many pounds of air does it take to fill the International Space Station? (LM) (A K2S Question)

... Johnson Space Center report that it takes approximately 975 pounds of air to pressurize the ISS. ---- Answer provided by Lonnie Moffitt & Russell Romanella 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 Category:Kids To Space ...

17. How hard is it to do things without gravity? How will the lack of gravity affect our lives in a space community? Will we have to learn to do everything all over again? (A K2S Question)

... to move heavy objects. So we would have to learn a different system of accomplishing tasks. ---- Answer provided by Dana S. Klein & D. Brooke Owens Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

100 Years of Aerospace History in Canada: From McCurdy to Hadfield Part 5 by Robert Godwin

... would be integrated into Bell's BoMi, a proposed winged space bomber under discussion at that time. Although Bell would not get the contract (Boeing won the bid and named it the ... and DeHavilland was suddenly out of a contract again, since nuclear warheads didn't need infra-red capabilities. viii 100 Years of Aerospace History in Canada: From McCurdy to Hadfield Part 6 by Robert Godwin ...

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