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... astronomy and of science. Even before it was launched, Hubble was the subject of an important history book, The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology and Politics, by Robert ... reliability. One of these satellites, a solar research mission called Solar Max, began to experience failures a few months after it was launched in 1980, and in 1984, astronauts on the ... , and the space shuttle was periodically grounded due to an annoying series of problems. The importance of the servicing mission to the future of NASA was reflected in several high-level ...

Gravity is very important to our life on Earth. Without gravity, we would simply float around with nothing to ...

The suits are maintained and tested before use to make sure that they are in good condition. In the unlikely event that there was a problem with the suit, then the astronaut would return to the safety of the vehicle. ---- Answer provided by Futron Corporation Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

Whoever provides it, you will have to have a pressurized chamber to live in, oxygen to breathe (probably mixed with nitrogen just like here on Earth), food to eat if you are gone for more than a day, water, a way to go to the bathroom, something to control the temperature, clothes to wear, and personal hygiene supplies. ---- Answer provided by Roger Crouch, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg ...

Prevention of dental cavities includes the use of fluoride rinses, appropriate diet, brushing, and flossing—most recommendations are to brush twice a day and floss once a day. The fluoride rinses could take the place of fluoride in the water. It would also be possible to use antibacterial rinses, which can stop the bacteria that cause cavities. Response credit to Dr. Jay Buckley (JB) ...

There are many risks associated with exploration and charting the unknown. If we can design a space program that allows us to better understand and accept these risks, we can be better prepared for the reward of exploring new worlds and reaping the benefits of new medical and material science—knowledge that could help improve life for all humans on Earth. ---- Answer provided by Jim ...

Carl Sagan, my favorite scientist and a great popularizer of astronomy and science, once said it best-"We are third generation star stuff " He meant that two other stars lived their lives and ended their lives by spewing the atoms of creation throughout our solar nebula neighborhood, which helped the local gas cloud to gravitationally collapse and form the star we call the Sun. At one time, the ...

Without planets there would be no life. ---- Answer provided by Ed Frederick, Ph.D. 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 ...

... had a failure, you had to duplicate the failure on the bench and make sure that you understood what the failure was. Because ... the National Research Council, with NASA? '''Covert:''' Well, let's parse it in a different way. In 1983, President Reagan and ... balance is important in whatever we do. '''Covert:''' It's important in engineering design, it's important in space, it's important in life. So, ...

... the potentials of critical points of failure whenever necessary to guard against random failures or failures due to wear, fatigue or aging, but only if common cause failures is an unlikely threat. (7) Use ... ''Figure 30.10. The Human Bathtub — Probability of an Organizational Failure '' Obviously, both theories of NAT and HRO although provided very important insights on how we should deal with high-risk technical ...

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