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... Astronaut, scientist and physician Story Musgrave got frostbite on several of his fingers working for many hours without heaters in a -130° F chamber test some years ago. In the -200° F temperatures ...
... the single trip record is held by cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov who has stayed in space for 438 days in a row. http://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/stats.htm (See CDROM)
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Man is essentially an explorer interested in what lies just beyond the next hill or sea or even star. In my opinion, one of the benefits of the ISS and its long-term value ... the reaches of human civilization beyond Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars and other places in our solar system. In other words, we're not going just to visit; we'll live in space.
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... are the same here and in space, and we need the same things to survive: food, air, water, and protection from the weather. The critical technologies needed in space are those that provide these necessities—like the capsule that holds in the air and protects astronauts ...
... people in an orbiting space shuttle somehow managed to survive, there is no place they could go to live. For one thing, there are no other worlds we know of which can support human life, and we do not have any human out-posts on other worlds—at least, not yet. Secondly, currently a Shuttle spends almost all ...
Fortunately, you only wear your spacesuit for special tasks outside your spacecraft. When you are inside the spacesuit, you will not be able to eat or drink. You will also not be able to scratch your nose if it itches. The helmet has a clear facemask ...
... . For example, astronauts train in a special airplane called the "vomit comet" which can create 30 to 40 seconds of near weightlessness at a time. This way they can get a little taste of what space travel will ... /For%20Kids/KidstoSpace.html Click here
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Category:Kids To Space - SURVIVAL
In addition to being protected from the heat and the cold, the astronauts must also be protected from the radiation in space. A spacesuit is made by sewing and cementing eleven different layers of materials ...
... conditions. Space is one extreme environment. So are deserts, high mountaintops, and the deep ocean, to name a few others. In order to survive in extreme environments, we need to understand what those environments are like before ... with orbital flights and missions to the Moon and Mars. Once we know what conditions to expect, we can develop technologies to protect us when we go there. For the high ...
... ; F, and in the dark can cool down to -250° F. Therefore, we need to have heaters and coolers to deal with these wild temperature swings. Other things essential to survival in space include ... the first few weeks in space and may become fatigued, have a lack of motivation, become irritable, and have problems sleeping. Having friends with you is important for survival in space, just as it ...
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