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... traveling at least 17,000 mph. We don't have to go a specific speed to leave the atmosphere, but we have to be traveling at a minimum of 17,000 mph in order to stay in space and not crash to the Earth. ---- Answer provided by John Cavallaro 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 ...

... approaching meteors and asteroids. If any such object is detected, a message would be sent to many different Earth stations at the same time. ---- Answer provided by Ron Kohl 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 ...

... the number of crewmembers; from as few as one or two tasks during short flights to dozens on long trips. ---- Answer provided by Charles D. Walker, 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 ...

... celestial body has a specific escape velocity—this is the speed that needs to be achieved to escape the gravitational pull. For the Earth, this speed is approximately 25,000 miles ... & D. Brooke Owens 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 ...

While it is too soon to tell exactly how a private space mission will be conducted, it would seem that free ... Lichtenberg, 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 ...

... program before being allowed on board the Space Shuttle or ISS Astronauts and cosmonauts have to bring approved deodorant and other hygiene items like toothbrushes and toothpaste on their missions in ... by James 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 ...

... porthole or window that allows UVR through. Special UVR filters are placed over the windows to prevent damaging UVR from coming in, but may be removed if needed for special optical ... . Jonathan B. Clark 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 ...

... were a problem inside the orbiter, however, the astronauts wouldn't want to wait to touch down. They would want to get out much faster than that, so they would use the in ... of the hatch opening. As a backup, the secondary emergency egress allows the astronauts to lower themselves to the ground over the side of the Space Shuttle, once they've escaped through the left overhead window of the orbiter. This window is equipped with pyrotechnic firing circuits to quickly remove the windowpane. ---- Answer provided by Futron Corporation Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

... many specialties such as fashion, food, art, medicine and many more are contributing their ideas to these designs. ---- Answer provided by John Spencer 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 ...

... many years we will build larger and higher quality habitats. Someday it will be easier to live in space than on the Earth because of zero-gravity. ---- Answer provided by John Spencer 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 ...

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