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14. Without gravity, can we hop higher and do back flips more easily in space? (A K2S Question)

Without gravity, back flips are super-easy and fun, but they are a two person job. You need someone to brace up against and/or push off from so that you can build the speed to complete a flip. You definitely hop much higher in space ---- Answer provided by Dana S. Klein & D. Brooke Owens Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space ...

28. Will we be able to do back flips? Triple back flips? Even 13-roll back flips? (A K2S Question)

... of flips as I floated down the middle of the module. I am not a gymnast, but learned this very quickly in space. In fact, I could make myself do one, two, or three or more flips and end up feet toward the floor at any position in the module. It was great ...

08. How long are the days and the nights? How many sunrises and sunsets are there in 24 hours? Do we just see this happening on Earth, but not in space? (A K2S Question)

... . So that means in a 24-hour day, if you look down from orbit, you get to see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets—and they are all particularly beautiful in space ---- Answer provided by Derek Webber & Capt. USN (Ret.) William Readdy Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space ...

12. Are there experiments that we can conduct more easily or more successfully in space than on Earth? (A K2S Question)

... see clearly. And think of questions about biology, or chemistry, or physics that have gravity or air pressure as important parts. Now, then, you have your list of missions best done in space. ---- Answer provided by Charles D. Walker, Ph.D Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

02. Are the effects greater than or the same as on Earth? (RW) We do not have any experience in space with alcohol ingestion, so we do not know for sure whether the effects are different than on Earth. (A K2S Question)

However, since the blood volume is decreased in space, the heart and other muscles can be weakened, the neurological system undergoes changes with regard to balance, and many other physiologic changes occur. Therefore, the effects ... alcohol in space may be similar to the effects on Earth, but greater in intensity. ---- Answer provided by Dr. Jonathan B. Clark & Col. USAF Dr. Richard S. Williams Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

04. Will we have a global positioning system (GPS) for navigation in space? What else would we have? How will we know where we are going in space? (A K2S Question)

... lesson in geography in the most amazing classroom you can imagine. It is a little ... more attention in geography class. Soon though, I got better and better at looking at the Earth and understanding where I was. Different places on the Earth have different textures and colors, and ... Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

05. Will there be any more explosions in space, or is there a way to prevent the tragedies? (A K2S Question)

... explosions in space due to the vehicles crashing or blowing up, then we have spent the last two years making the Shuttle as safe as we possibly can. There is no technology that can completely remove all the risk from spaceflight, or even from daily living. ---- Answer provided by Futron Corporation Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

34. Would we have to go back to Earth if we need clothes or will there be real shops in space? (A K2S Question)

Who knows? When space travel is very popular and lots of people are in space, there will be some entrepreneur there to sell what people need. It sure would be a long distance to travel to go to the local mall back ...

06. Do astronauts need to consume energy drinks with electrolytes, or do they drink regular sodas in space? What happens when you drink a carbonated soda? (NP) (A K2S Question)

We don't consume energy drinks in space—we get enough energy from a normal combination of food and water-based drinks. And we never take carbonated drinks into space with us—they would undoubtedly get shaken up during launch, and ...

04. What would happen if you "ramped" cars (jumped cars off ramps) on the Moon? And could there be drag races in space? (A K2S Question)

... the gravity pulled you back down. Watch out for the landing though—Moon vehicles wouldn't have rubber tires, so you wouldn't bounce when you hit the surface. Drag racing in space would be quite a challenge because it would require a whole new kind of space vehicle. ---- Answer provided by US Space and Rocket Center Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer ...

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