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A meteor is usually no bigger than a grain of dust and is burned up by friction with our atmosphere. In space there is no atmosphere to stop meteors, but they are so tiny that they pose no threat of damage. Spacecraft are hit by them all the time. A larger meteor—about an inch across—could possibly cause damage if it were to hit the spacecraft, but the chances of ...
... the Space Station to detect asteroids, meteoroids and space debris, and know whether we are on a collision course. We can fire our thrusters and move out of the way. For smaller objects ... the modules from temperature extremes. Water has been shown to effectively block radiation, so we are proposing a system of water blankets on the inside wall of the modules.
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... the future we will have small satellites that orbit our habitats, and if a meteor is going to hit us the satellites will move to catch it. The two other main dangers we face living in space are the vacuum and radiation. We must keep the ...
... show Meteor showers are harmless—at least to those of us on Earth's surface. During a very strong meteor shower it is possible that a meteor (which is actually a dust particle) could strike a spacecraft ... .html Click here
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Category:Kids To Space - ASTEROIDS, COMETS, AND METEORS
There could be a blackout in space, because anytime we need electricity it is possible to lose that electricity. But, since we are going to be in space, far away from any repair person, we will ... a spare fuel cell. Today, the space program depends on electricity for everything it does. So if we lose electricity we cannot survive. If we are going to go to space on a regular basis, we need to come ...
... be much more popular. What's cooked, though, may be a bit unusual. Fruits and vegetables will be important, and breads from quick-growth wheat. Meat proteins may well come ... be raised as a protein source. It should be noted that insects are often used as a protein source in non-western societies. Initially all food needed will be ...
A meteor the size of a dust grain is too small to have any kind of life as we know it. There have been some larger meteorites that have contained chemicals similar to what ... , although this does not mean that they have actually had life on them. Large meteors, which could be considered as asteroids, could theoretically support life, provided life's other essentials are present ...
A shooting star is not really a star but a meteor, where a usually small piece of material burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. During the year there are predictable meteor showers when the Earth passes through clouds of debris that are orbiting the Sun, and in August we have the Perseid meteor shower.
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... your meals. We also use a lot of Velcro and other attachment methods to keep things like maps and pencils, or your food, from floating away. Artificial gravity should really be considered as an option only for extended stays such as more than a year, when the human body would start to deteriorate ...
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