32. If there were buildings in space, what would protect them from meteor showers? What other dangers would a space community face? (A K2S Question)

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We need to have defenses against meteors and space junk that could hit our habitats and harm people. Right now the modules used for people to live and work in on the ISS have thick walls to protect the people. In the future we will have small satellites that orbit our habitats, and if a meteor is going to hit us the satellites will move to catch it. The two other main dangers we face living in space are the vacuum and radiation. We must keep the air inside and the vacuum outside and have shielding to protect living things from radiation.

Answer provided by John Spencer


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