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... industry is hundreds to thousands of times safer than flying on a plane. But flying on a plane is one hundred times safer than driving a car. Of course, flying on a plane is much more expensive than driving, and flying in space is millions of times more expensive than flying on a plane.
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They look pretty much like those in a large modern airliner. TV-style displays have been used for a long time, and nowadays liquid crystal displays like those on wristwatches are common. Round ...
A meteor is a grain of dust (or perhaps a slightly larger object) that enters the Earth's atmosphere, and then burns up as a result of friction with the air.
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Yes. An astronaut on the Mir Space Station looked out a window and was wearing sunglasses. In just a few seconds he had a sunburn on his face but fortunately his eyes were protected ...
Traveling in a spaceship is not like riding in an airplane. The space is much more cramped; you're weightless and traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour. And there's no flight attendant asking what you'd like to eat or ...
In case of failure, the usual procedure is to use the backup, if one is available. Next, the mission may be modified or shortened to provide a safe return, if possible. Third, repairs may be attempted if the failed unit is accessible, if the astronauts have the proper repair skills, and if a replacement part or repair kit is available ...
... is certainly possible that anything could malfunction on the spaceship. This risk is reduced by using extremely reliable parts, and then redundancy is built in to provide safe operation in case of failure. In general, the approach is to provide more redundancy in systems that ...
... the other Virgin Galactic sub-orbital spaceships will have two pilots. This is an important safety measure and also of course provides for pilot training in much the same way as for commercial ...
... in the American space program, astronaut Scott Carpenter, on the fourth Mercury space flight, reported seeing fireflies (the "Glenn effect") flying around his Mercury spacecraft. This report got a lot of people wondering what ... jets of his capsule. There have been numerous sightings of unidentified flying objects by pilots and other aviation personnel throughout history. What was seen has not been verified, but the stories range ...
... indefinitely on spaceships, but special care would have to be taken to make sure they get exercise, eat properly, and stay mentally alert and not get depressed or claustrophobic. One big problem with prolonged weightlessness is osteoporosis, a condition where bones become brittle and weak. Also, muscles atrophy. ...
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