01. Why can't we breathe normally up there? (RR) We can't breathe normally in space because there is no atmosphere. (A K2S Question)

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We need to have air around us to breathe in oxygen. Just like scuba divers have to carry their air in tanks with them when they go underwater, astronauts have to carry their air with them as well. So far there is no planet or moon we have found that has an atmosphere like we have on Earth.

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