15. What does space look like when we're in it? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

When in space, we can witness a sunset and a sunrise every 45 minutes while we orbit the Earth. Astronauts who are performing spacewalks outside the Shuttle lower their gold protective visors to allow their eyes to be protected from the incredible increase in brightness once the Sun reappears from behind the Earth. We can also clearly see the delicate nature of the Earth set against the black void of space, with the pencil-thin blue shadow of our precious atmosphere all along its circumference. Astronauts say it is something one never forgets!

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Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski

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

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