10. When you're in space going to the Moon, will it be anything like going on a normal plane ride - or will people need to be specially trained for the flight? (A K2S Question)

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Training will be necessary because people will need to know how to keep themselves safe in zero-gravity, and how to operate toilets and showers and all the other devices that work differently in zero-gravity. The training may take one to two weeks for an average trip to orbit, or probably three to four weeks for trips that go all the way to the Moon. The Moon has one-sixth of Earth gravity, which will be fun and less awkward than zero-gravity in orbit, but it also has a dust problem. Keeping the inside of lunar homes and offices clean will be very difficult because lunar dust clings to spacesuits and can't be removed by simple brushing.

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Answer provided by David Gump & Gary Hudson

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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