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... maneuvers in space to allow it to get closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft ever launched. It will eventually go into orbit around the planet Mercury and become the closest spacecraft that we have to the Sun. It has a special sunshade that keeps the ...
... has to travel at a minimum of about 25,000 mph to get to the Moon. To go faster, we would only need more fuel. But when we get closer to the Moon and are ready to orbit it, we will have to use a lot more fuel to slow us down so that we ...
... us to get very close to the Sun and perhaps eventually even fly through or near its tenuous outer atmosphere.
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You never get sucked into a black hole but scientists can use Einstein's theory of relativity to determine that if you come within three times its Schwarzschild radius, you will never break free of its gravity. Karl Schwarzschild was the scientist who first used Einstein's equations to mathematically determine that the radius to the event horizon of a black hole is solely dependent on ...
... to send the Messenger spacecraft to an orbital rendezvous with the planet Mercury in 2011. Based on the learning data that comes back from this spacecraft which will be operating within 36 million miles of the Sun, scientists will start planning more ambitious trips to put spacecraft even closer to our nearest star.
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Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski
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We have already sent space probes to Mercury and Venus.
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Answer provided by Ed Frederick, Ph.D.
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When we get to using nuclear rockets in space, we'll be able to get to the Moon in a few hours, or Mars in a few weeks. This will be done by constantly speeding up until we are halfway there, turning off the engines ... pushed back into the seat (although really the seat is pushing into you trying to overcome your inertia). With a lot of technology we can make the nuclear rocket accelerate such that the floor will be ...
... it depends how fast the spaceship can travel. The Apollo astronauts took about two days to get to the Moon.
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Answer provided by Hazel McAndrews
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... it closer to the Sun than any other NASA spacecraft- 76 million miles. In 2011, the Messenger spacecraft launched by NASA will achieve the distinction of the closest spacecraft to the Sun when it goes into orbit around the planet Mercury at 36 million miles from the Sun.
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... oxygen in the vacuum of space, the EMU will also provide you with the oxygen that you need to breathe. Without an EMU, you would either freeze instantly or burn up from the heat of the Sun.
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Answer provided by Lonnie Moffitt
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