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Missions are as varied and different as a person's curiosity so that should be kept in mind. For instance, a mission to photograph a storm in the atmosphere might take ten minutes, but the mission to find fossils on Mars might take months. So, with ... . Walker, Ph.D Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www ...

... arise that was unforeseeable and unanticipated, MCC and a team of experts in various fields work with the crew to develop a plan to fix the problem. The plans and procedures are tested on the ground in an analogous situation before being relayed to the crew to use. You wouldn't have to figure ... by Futron Corporation Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www ...

... not want any other nation (America, the Soviet Union, Britain, or France, for example) to begin a new colonialism in space that would replace the old on Earth. ---- Answer provided by Christopher Stott Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

... to reduce that price to less than $5 million per passenger. Of course if you don't want to go all the way to orbit, in just a couple of years you'll be able to get a sub-orbital flight ticket for around $200,000. ---- Answer provided by Ben Reytblat Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

... since it does not have enough mass to allow it to form a black hole. Only stars with a much greater mass than the Sun—eight to ten times the Sun's mass—have the possibility of collapsing into a black hole ... of its lifetime: if the core remaining after a supernova blast is greater than three solar masses, it will continue to collapse and become a black hole. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image ...

... the physical issues. Since puberty happens at different times for different individuals, it is impossible to set a specific age. ---- Answer provided by Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image ...

... and dangers are many and not to be ignored. However, I did a risk analysis and decided that for me, the experience and the ability to achieve a life-long dream was worth the risks involved. ---- Answer provided by Dennis Tito Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by ...

... hit by an object floating through the spacecraft, like a book or a piece of equipment; 3) changes in human physiology due to living in micro-gravity could cause problems while living in ... experience motion sickness; and 4) changes in human physiology due to living in micro-gravity could cause problems when a person returns to Earth. An example of this last health risk is that ... , most of the extra blood not needed is eliminated from the body. When a person comes back to Earth, there may not be enough blood in the blood vessels and some people ...

... there is not enough water or time to take a shower every day. Many crewmembers prefer a sponge bath to a shower just because it's quicker to take a sponge bath. ---- Answer provided by Col. USAF (Ret.) William R. Pogue Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to ...

... the good news is that the Sun is a very stable, small star that has existed for a long time and allowed life to gain a foothold on Earth. The Sun will continue supporting life on Earth for many more billions of years before it begins to enter old age. Humankind will have plenty of time to ...

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