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What is the advantage of using the Canadarm instead of the astronauts themselves?
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It got easier to retrieve, fix and launch satellites and it also help unloading and loading space shuttle
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What was different about the Apollo Command Module?
If you mean how it was different from the previous Mercury and Gemini missions, then one difference was that it carried three astronauts instead of two in Gemini and one in Mercury. There was also more room to move around (although still cramped) which resulted in some space sickness in certain astronauts for the first time.
Why do we float on the moon?
You don't float, otherwise the astronauts would have just floated away instead of walking around. Gravity is less, so you can jump farther on the moon than on Earth, but you are still held down on the ground.
What did the first astronauts use to get light speed to travel distant stars instead of engines?
The technology to travel at or near the speed of light does not exist and is nowhere close to being developed. No astronaut or man-made object has travelled to other stars.
What are some of the challenges astronauts face living in a microgravity environment?
they face the challenges of having everything floating away the reason they do not inertia keeps them moving forward instead of them floating away
How do astronauts use the toilet?
astrounauts use the toilet the same way we do. And when they are finished the press a button and it sucks all the waste into space.they have this so called space toilets wherein they have to wear seat belts to stop them from floating away when they use it. Space toilets don't flush. Everything is sucked away instead.
Why do astronauts take measurement in centimeters instead of inches?
with cows
Should I take advantage of free tutoring opportunities?
If you find yourself frustrated from your studies, then it might be a good idea to take advantage of free tutoring opportunities. Many people benefit by reviewing material with another individual instead of by themselves.
Why have you sent probes instead of astronauts to explore the distant areas of the solar system?
Simpler and cheaper.
Why have sent probes instead of astronauts to explore the distant areas of the solar system?
Simpler and cheaper.
What was one advantage of shipping by rail instead of by steamboat?
What was one advantage of shipping by rail instead of by steamboat? Railroads could be built almost anyware! And steamboats couldn't!
What was one advantage of shipping by rail instead of steamboat?
What was one advantage of shipping by rail instead of by steamboat? Railroads could be built almost anyware! And steamboats couldn't!
What might the astronauts use to get up to light speed instead of engines?
Sails that are pushed by light is one concept.
Why do you send out space probes insted of actual space flights with astronauts?
NASA occasionally sends out space probes instead of humans because astronauts could not survive on some of the places that space probes are sent to.
23 out of the first 26 astronauts were what?
Of the first 26 astronauts, 24 were test pilots. This was a requirement until Astronaut Group 3 was selected in 1963. Buzz Aldrin and Eugene Cernan were fighter pilots instead.
What is edible toothpaste?
edible toothpaste was invented by NASA so astronauts could swallow the toothpaste after brushing their teeth because spitting it out is harmful to people in the spacecraft and the equipment.
What is the advantage to use plastic instead of metal?
it is more environment friendly
What comedy about astronauts had one who did not sleep during the flight and instead painted with all the food It was kind of like biodome but on a spaceship?
"Rocketman"
