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... a Soyuz vehicle to use as an escape vehicle. To find out more about the current emergency options on the Shuttle, refer to http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k- 4 ...

... and return to Earth within a reasonable time. These velocities require propulsion systems beyond anything currently being developed, but within the capabilities of known materials and physics. Human missions require that ...

There are actually two voltages: 28 volts direct current (DC) and 115 volts 400 hertz (Hz). The scientific and flying equipment on spacecraft use ...

'''Author - A. V. Arkhipov '''Co-Author(s)''' - '''JBIS Volume ''' - Contents of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society for Volume 52 52 '''Page ''' - 37-40 '''Year''' - 1999 '''Keywords''' - '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 1999.52.37 '''Number of Pages''' - 4 Abstract Space activities lead to a lasting pollution of the Solar System. Light pressure, gravitational ...

It depends on how fast we travel, but we have examples of probes going to the different planets. It takes: Five months to Mercury by Mariner 10 United States Four months to Venus by Venera 10 Soviet Union Seven months to Mars by many different probes Two years to Jupiter by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Six years to Jupiter by Galileo Four years to Saturn by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 Seven years to ...

There are nearly 6,000 satellites in orbit. Around ten countries have launched satellites, but often a country will have a satellite launched on someone else's rocket. There are about 20 countries with satellites in orbit. ---- Answer provided by Derek Webber Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

We use thousands of different technologies in space. Many technologies used on Earth are used in space including computers, plastics, machines, high-performance fabrics and materials, chemical processes, and even agricultural technologies. The newest technology now being used in space is probably nanotechnology, in the form of fantastic micromachines. ---- Answer provided by Bradley C. ...

January 14-16: USAF scientific advisory panel concluded that unidentified flying objects (UFO's) : (1) held no direct physical threat ; (2) were not foreign developments ; (3) were not unknown phenomena requiring revision of current scientific concepts; and (4) a rash of sightings offered a threat from skillful hostile propagandists.

... $250 million more per year relative to the FY 1999 budget submission," recommending that NASA "revise the current station plan so that it is achievable with the funds available." NASA Administrator Daniel ...

... and absolute truths are ever declared scientifically. Science is constantly revising old ideas and establishing new bases for thought and useful ... popular TV series ''Star Trek '' in 1966, which dealt with current social, political, and ethical issues in the guise of exploring ... com>; Spacearts--The Space Art Database ; Ayako Ono’s Space Art

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