83. Will we ever be able to go out of the spaceship? And would we float away? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Well, you will have to wear a spacesuit if you go outside. And during excursions outside the spacecraft care must be taken to keep a crewman from floating away. NASA uses two methods: tethers and spacesuits with backpacks that have small cold gas jets for moving around. But floating away could be a real possibility if you aren't careful.

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Answer provided by Jon H. Brown

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

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