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We don't talk about specifics of people getting sick. In general, people get sick after the engines quit, not during lift off.
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Answer provided by Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William G. Gregory
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Lift off is like getting rear-ended in a bumper car. Lying on your back, you instantly go from normal ...
... about the space environment and space travel in order to determine the types of hazards that exist. Many of the risks faced on Earth are also faced in space. Depending upon ... face hazards similar to those in a space environment. However, there are some particular challenges that are unique to space: a lack of breathable air in the space environment, travel at ...
Space crews always train together One of the most important parts of your pre-flight practice will be learning about your crewmates and how to help each other during the mission. You will work closely with different members of your crew to learn how to do specific tasks together like spacewalks or scientific experiments.
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Answer provided by Tim Bailey & Loretta Hidalgo
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Weather in space involves currents of high energy electrons and protons. The Earth's atmosphere quickly blocks the flow of charged particles.
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Answer provided by Robert P. McCoy, Ph.D.
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... 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 don ...
A few astronauts get sick at first, although I never did. There is probably fear there for everyone, but we control it.
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Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) Rick Searfoss
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It is hard to tell, because we are limited by the type of rockets and fuel we use now. Right now, we can travel about 25,000 mph in space. There are a lot ... faster, but will we ever be able to travel at the speed of light? It is hard to say. There is a lot about getting to that speed that we don't know. We need more engineers and ...
We 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 ...
A space shuttle could be any size so long as it can be launched from Earth. The limiting factor usually is the lift capability of the booster—in the case of the ... pounds at lift off, and the total boost thrust is about 7.8 million pounds. After the orbiter lands, it weighs about 230,000 pounds, depending on how much of the payload is returned ... .NASA, National Space Transportation System Reference, Volume 1 Systems and Facilities, June 1988.
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