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17. Are scientists and engineers going to invent something so that we can just travel on our own if we want to? How would we get places so we can explore? Will we have personal jetpacks? (A K2S Question)

... is unlikely that people will travel in space on their own. The reason is that it is much safer to travel with a buddy, just as people scuba or mountain climb with partners. In some cases we may use jetpacks, but they will require a lot of energy and can ...

07. Will there be regular transportation so that we can transport lots of customers to space hotels? Otherwise, how will we get there? (A K2S Question)

... travel lines will begin flying in 2010 or 2011 after NASA awards a new type of spaceship development contract that allows the winning company to own the spaceships it develops. NASA plans to ... the price may drop to $1 million and below. ---- Answer provided by David Gump & Gary Hudson Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie ...

22. How do we know where the hotel will be when we want to go there? How will we find it in space? (A K2S Question)

... on board that can answer three questions: Where am I? How am I oriented? Where is everything else? These data will be transmitted to ground control through communication satellites. We can use this information, verify it with our own readings from the ground, and use it to plot our course so we know how and when to reach the ...

11. Would there be any auditory feedback so that we can tell where we are located and where other people are located? (A K2S Question)

... environmental clue just like the hum of your favorite vending machine on Earth lets you know that you are approaching the end of a hallway and close to getting your afternoon snack. Audible clues that work on Earth would work in space so long as you are indoors. Outside, say in an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk) or on the Moon, there is no air, and thus no sound. Something ...

06. Is there a weight and space limit to the amount of clothing we can bring? Could someone make a clothes packing list for our trip? (A K2S Question)

... things they can take aboard the Space Shuttle due to the weight limitations. Astronauts have what is known as their personal preference kits (PPK) that contain memorabilia and other personal items. These are limited to ... personal types of items are supplied by NASA. I am sure that when you get ready to go, people will advise you on what to take and what not to take. You do not want to pack too much ...

14. Since light travels at 186,000 miles per second, and black holes emit no light, why couldn't we build a spaceship faster than the speed of light if we wanted to see what is in a black hole? (A K2S Question)

... can ever exceed it. That means that once you are in a black hole, the escape velocity needed for a rocket ship to escape would exceed the speed of light. That cannot happen, according to ...

18. So that we can get to know the others, will training be with the same people who are going with us on our space trip? (A K2S Question)

... 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. ---- Answer provided by Tim Bailey & Loretta Hidalgo Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to ...

27. If we wanted to live on a planet, would we be able to put some kind of protective field around it and convert the air into oxygen so we could breathe? (A K2S Question)

We will not put a shield around a planet or Moon to keep an atmosphere. We may build large domes and fill them with an atmosphere. ---- Answer provided by John Spencer Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space ...

06. If we want to become astronauts, how long would we have to go to school? (A K2S Question)

... 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%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here Category:Kids To Space Category:Kids To ...

41. Why do we want to go to space? (A K2S Question)

... on Earth or diving to explore the deepest abyss in the oceans. We have a need to know and to understand our world and as a result hopefully to ... that we want to go back into space and explore to better understand where we came from? ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to ...

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