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How do astronauts survive in space outside there shuttle?

Astronauts ONLY survive inside their space suits. Basically the space suit acts like a small space craft by controlling the temperature, pressure, and supplying air for the person inside. Without it the astronaut would be dead within a few seconds.


What did the astronauts of Apollo 13 do to survive on the space shuttle?

The Apollo 13 astronauts were not on the space shuttle.


Did the shuttle columbia's astronauts survive?

no, all the astronauts on the final mission of columbia died during reentry.


What did the astronauts do to survive on the space shuttle?

Ensure all systems are working correctly.


How long did Challenger astronauts survive?

The Challenger astronauts survived for approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds after the shuttle broke apart in mid-air on January 28, 1986. The crew did not survive the impact with the ocean.


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The early Soyuz and Mercury astronauts found out that man could survive in space. That meant eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom, and even manipulating the spacecraft in space. Astronauts on both sides of the Space Race found out in the mid 1960s that man could work outside the spacecraft with proper restraints. Gemini astronauts performed the first rendezvous and docking in space, an important milestone in reaching the moon. The Apollo astronauts achieved the first manned flight to the moon, showing that man can survive a trip through the Van Allen Belt. Apollo 11 showed man could land on the moon and return safely to the earth. Astronauts on Soviet space stations, Mir, Skylab, and the Space Shuttle showed that man can survive in space for months at a time. They also built the International Space Station, and continue making advances in all scientific areas.


How much oxegyn can a astronaut suit contain?

Oxygen (O2) is necessary to the respiration and the survival of astronauts in the near vacuum of space. Astronauts does not have the breathable atmosphere on Earth in space. The space suit protects them from the lethal cold and vacuum of space by keeping him in temperature controlled and pressurized environment.


How do astronauts survive in outer space?

with space suits


Do the astronauts survive in armageddon?

Not all of them. Of the fourteen astronauts and one cosmonaut that go to the asteroid, eight die.


How many people were astronauts when the first people landed on the moon?

Before you can land on the moon, or even survive in space or the space craft, you need years and years of training. Also, you need special suits which only places like NASA have. So you need to become an astronaut before you can train to get the qualifications to fly to outer space. Hope it helped!


Why do astronauts wear spacesuits in the outer space?

Astronauts, Or Cosmonauts if you're Russian, Wear spacesuits in outer space because there is no Oxygen to breathe out in the inky vacuum of space. It is also very cold in space and the suits help keep the astronauts warm,they also offer various facilities for an astronaut. Such as communication devices to speak to each other or to their ship or base back on earth.


What do astronauts need to survive in space?

food, water, shelter