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... animals were flown to space for science experiments during the 1960s to 1980s and more recently on the Space Shuttle. If sub-orbital flights are included as well as orbital flights, dogs, monkeys, mice ... micro organisms) have been flown. In the pre-Shuttle era, there were attempts to breed rats in space. Pig-tailed monkeys, green tree frogs, and bullfrogs have been in space. Quail eggs were sent to ...

... competitive survival-of-the-strongest into space, and some will continue to exploit and denigrate other human beings. '''Ethics for Space ''' In space and on the way to space we will be faced with ... suffering, eliminating warfare, and increasing global equity, and if we want to do so democratically and in accordance with the will of citizens, governance must influence accepted notions of a " ...

... almost all astronauts have just stayed about a hundred miles up in space, and have spent time in various space stations, like the International Space Station (ISS). Twenty-four brave astronauts took a trip to ... Derek Webber 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 ...

... balance of fluids in the body. In space, where there is no apparent gravity, the fluids shift back up towards these sensors, which are fooled into thinking you have too much water in you, and therefore tell your kidneys to start getting rid of it. To prevent dehydration under these circumstances, astronauts should drink whenever they feel thirsty, just as they do on ...

... orbiting around other planets or bases on the surface would take from months to many years with current rocket technology—not that many people would want to have a holiday in space ... from degrading in the weightless environment. This is the main limitation to safe, long-duration human spaceflight—if we aren't using our muscles against gravity like we do here on ...

... -orbital hop where a spacecraft goes up and down in an arc trajectory, like a ball flying through the air (this when the rocket is not powerful enough to reach orbit). The first sub-orbital hop was by astronaut Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard on May 5, 1961. His sub-orbital mission lasted 15 minutes, with only a few minutes in space. In the present ...

Simply put, a spacecraft moving along in space will continue as long as all external forces are balanced. Try this: hold a ball in your hand with your arm outstretched. Why doesn't ... ball to speed up and slow down as it proceeds around the orbit, but it will continue along the orbital path indefinitely. Now if the spacecraft is flying out into the solar ... H. Brown 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 ...

... in space will look the same as on Earth as long as light is shining on them. Next, people would look different in space than they do on Earth because in space people have to wear spacesuits in ... out in all directions Peoples' faces also look a little different in space because their cheeks don't sag towards the ground like they do on Earth. This may make people look happier in space, even ...

... 't consume energy drinks in space—we get enough energy from a normal combination of food and water-based drinks. And we never take carbonated drinks into space with us—they would undoubtedly get shaken up during launch, and make a big mess on orbit ---- Answer provided by Charles Camarda, Ph ...

... in space. Indeed, the Sun's gravity extends all the way out to the farthest planets and beyond. That is what keeps the planets from escaping from our solar system. And they do ... , 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 ...

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