39. Is it common to suffer hypothermia or hypoxia? (A K2S Question)

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NASA maintains a shirt-sleeve environment aboard its spacecraft, including the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). However, if there were an accident in space and air handling machines were damaged, or there were a hole created in the spacecraft, there could be some very bad results.

Answer provided by Col. USAF Dr. Richard S. Williams


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