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... when you toss them. The nice thing is that since the force of gravity is exactly counterbalanced, you don't have to throw something in an arc to get it where you want it to go. You ... . Things don't necessarily float out of your hands, but if you try to leave something in space next to you, it will float away because of air currents. We use all ... provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.
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If you shoot a gun in space you will see the bullet flying quickly away from you as you would on Earth if you had a very fast camera. But in space you are not standing on anything so the recoil, or kick, from shooting the gun would push you ...
... from the president with an expensive and bloated re-working of the old Apollo ... when we get there. More than just a set of science essays, the book reaches into the core questions of why we go to places like the Moon ... can happen on the Moon if the right choices are made. From telescopes to tourism, from pleasure domes to platinum mines, to building a new branch of humanity and saving the Earth, the ...
... on the spacesuit. There are lights attached to the helmet so that the astronauts can see in the darkness as they work. Remember that during a six hour EVA, the astronauts can ... the suit that sends signals to rescue teams that will allow them to locate the astronauts. As you can see, this suit is very important to the safety of the ...
... , there would be zero-gravity to near-zero-gravity environments. You could float around the module without friction or restriction of movement. However, weightlessness has its own problems. Simple things ... a glass of milk. You can not even have a toilet with water in it. When there is no gravity, water pulls into beads or globs like JELL-O. In the future, artificial gravity ... would be lots of places for you to restrain your feet and hold on with your hands to stabilize your body when you need to, such as when you are typing on the computer or preparing your meals ...
... on whether you are standing still or running prior to jumping. It's tough to get a running start on the Moon, but you can end up running much faster. A long jump would be truly long on the Moon. About six times as far is a good rule of thumb. The Lunar Olympics should ...
Once you're in space it depends how fast the spaceship can travel. The Apollo astronauts took about two days to get to the Moon.
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Answer provided by Hazel McAndrews
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When the astronauts go back, probably to the poles, it will be to search for water. But it would be neat to someday take a tourist trip to see where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed, back in 1969, and see their footprints, which are still there today. One half of the Moon is always pointed away from Earth so astronomers might want to put a telescope over there. Wherever we land, remember that a day on the Moon lasts half a month ...
... . Lying on your back, you instantly go from normal weight to twice your weight. Eight and a half minutes later, you go from three times your weight to zero-gravity instantly when the engines shut down.
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Answer provided by Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William G. Gregory
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... When the Shuttle jettisons the large external fuel tank, the main Shuttle engines stop firing, the pressure instantly disappears, and the astronauts feel a very light sensation. They are now in a free fall orbit around Earth ...
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