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... . Space is a vacuum which means it is the absence of air or any trace molecules that are normally found with our home planet's atmosphere. So there is no air in space—it is a better vacuum than humans can create on Earth. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski 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 To Space - SPACE ...

When you are in space you can see even more of the night sky than you can see from here on the ground. On Earth the atmosphere distorts and scatters some of the light coming from stars. Also in space ... Jim Zebrowski 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 ...

Weather conditions in space can change very dramatically when the Sun emits a solar flare or there is a coronal ... of plasma moving outward from the Sun at a million miles an hour. It can cause severe space weather conditions on the Earth. ---- Answer provided by Robert P. McCoy, 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 ...

... no atmosphere to speak of in space, in the shaded areas temperatures can be cold enough to freeze an uninsulated container of water immediately, forming small ice crystals that decay in a few hours. ---- Answer provided by Joe Rhemann Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

... objects or friction between the object and air. In space where there are no other objects nearby and where there is no air, things can spin forever without the need to keep pushing on them. ---- Answer provided by Luke Keller, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space ...

... that science can benefit from astronautics, and astronautics from the development of science. Contributions are by leading scientists in their respective fields. Among the topics covered are results of experiments in space, the nature of gravitation, knowledge of the Earth from space, aspects of geodesy, meteorology, upper ...

... far 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) ---- Answer provided ... .) Rick Searfoss 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 ...

... to travel in space, just like we can use airplanes, cars or ships to travel on Earth. Most engineers expect we will use special spacecraft that are meant to operate only in space to land ... & Gary Hudson 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 ...

... you stay physically fit in space. ---- Answer provided by Col. USAF Dr. Richard S. Williams 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 To Space ...

... any point in space to another point is completely dependent upon the form of propulsion used. For astronauts these days the Shuttle is used. This fires liquid propellant from nozzles and can increase its speed by small amounts but this is only suitable for ferrying astronauts and equipment to the Space Station and back again. Between an ...

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