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Why orbiting astronauts appear to be floating is that they are experiencing?
Yes that is what they are experiencing.
Why do astronauts appear to be weightless in a spacecraft orbiting earth?
Free fall
What mission did astronauts perform the world's first docking of two orbiting spacecraft?
The docking of the Gemini spacecraft.
How far did they travel to get to the moon?
The Apollo astronauts traveled about 1.5 million miles to the moon,do not forget them orbiting it.
How does light pollution harm astronauts?
Light pollution does not affect astronauts, it affects astronomers.
What are astronauts doing on the moon now?
There are no astronauts on the moon now. The last time astronauts were on the moon was in 1972. There are lots of astronauts in space. Most of them are on the International Space Station, which is orbiting the Earth. They are doing lots of scientific jobs there, and they are continuing the construction of the space station. There are usually 6 people on it at any one time. The Space Shuttle usually brings people to and from the International Space Station. So when it is also orbiting the Earth, there are more than 6 people in space.
What is another term for zero gravity?
There is no such thing as 'zero gravity,' as even if you went a million lightyears away from an object, it's gravity would still have a minor affect on you. The only way to feel no gravity from an individual body such as the earth is to be in free fall. This is why the astronauts orbiting the earth dont feel its gravity, as contrary to popular belief, orbiting is actually just free falling at an angle where you constantly miss the object you are orbiting. Hope this helped!
Is the hubble space telescope a space station or a space shuttle?
Neither. The space station is an orbiting laboratory with living spaces. A shuttle takes astronauts to the space station and back to earth. The Hubble is an un-manned orbiting observatory.
Does it take 27 days to orbit the earth?
That comes roughlyclose, if you happen to be the moon. Astronauts orbiting the earth make several orbits per day.
How does space affect astronauts' reaction times?
Man, I don't know!
Free fall explains why astronauts have no mass while orbiting Earth?
Not quite. It explains why they have no weight. But their mass doesn't change.It's the same on earth, on the moon, and everywhere in between.
Astronauts on spacewalks outside the orbiting Space Station have to wear protective clothing against which type of radiation?
you are thinking of Solar radiation. or radiation from the sun in simple terms.
