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19. If we can hardly afford to fuel up our cars, how can we afford to fuel up the Space Shuttle? (A K2S Question)

The Space Shuttle is expensive to operate and probably beyond the means of private individuals or corporations. However, the NASA budget is less than one-half a percent of the federal budget, and well within the means of the ...

20. If we bring board games, how will we play them? How would we keep the pieces from floating away? (A K2S Question)

Magnetic board games, like the ones you would take with you on a long car trip, would work the same way in space. Magnets and Velcro can both be used to keep the pieces from floating away. Games that use dice wouldn't work because the dice would ...

12. As we use cars to travel around on Earth, what would we use to travel around in space? Will there ever be rocket cars capable of space travel? If we are ever able to drive some kind of cool cars in space, how will they be powered? (A K2S Question)

We won't build rocket cars, but someday, as propulsion technology advances, it will be possible to build small personal spacecraft. But we have a long way to go before we know how to do this. ---- Answer provided by David Gump & Gary Hudson Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space ...

09. How would we store enough fuel for the entire trip? How many storage tanks are there? (A K2S Question)

... combustion) and only a fuel (for example, hydrogen) would be required. ---- Answer provided by Jon H. Brown 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 - FUEL ...

73. Will we be able to breathe inside the Space Shuttle? (A K2S Question)

... nitrogen just like the air on Earth. But if for some reason it has to be depressurized, you have to put on a spacesuit. (Ref. 1) Ref 1.NASA, National Space Transportation System ... ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/stsreftoc.html sts-umbilical-doors ---- Answer provided by Jon H. Brown Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

14. What if we use nuclear rockets to get to the Moon? (A K2S Question)

... the Space Shuttle. After the midway point the rocket is facing the other way and thrusting to decelerate back down to orbital speed for the Moon or Mars. Since the rocket is flipped around, the floor is still the floor and the ...

13. How would we travel to the Moon? (A K2S Question)

... space station and transfer to an outbound vehicle headed to EML-1, or we could do what's called a trans-lunar injection (TLI) burn to take us directly out to lunar orbit. From EML-1 we can get to anywhere on the ...

02. Can we detect odors or smells in space? If so, are they fresh, stale, or unlike anything on Earth? What should we anticipate? (A K2S Question)

... on the ground to prevent any contamination of the breathable air supply on board a spacecraft like the Space Shuttle or International Space Station (ISS). Think about how unbearable even something like a new car smell can become if your car has been parked in the Sun and heated to 120° F before you open the door ...

03. Based on the amount of money it takes to transport something to space, would our economy suffer if we took numerous trips to space for fuel, materials, repairs, and stuff? (A K2S Question)

... time. And consider this: as we expand into space, we'll start finding and using more and more resources in space, rather than exporting them 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 ...

03. How are we going to hear when we try to communicate or talk with each other? Sign language? (A K2S Question)

... will always be wearing a helmet in space in order to survive and have the necessary oxygen to breathe, you will also have communication devices within your helmet to communicate. When astronauts are doing extra ... 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 ...

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