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Astronauts in their spacecraft (such as the Space Shuttle) are lifted into space by huge rockets which accelerate the craft to "escape velocity" (about 25,000 mph). This puts the craft into orbit around the Earth, its forward velocity balancing the continuous pull of gravity. When they are ready to return to Earth, they use rockets to slow down, and gravity pulls them back out of orbit.
When astronauts travelled to the Moon, another smaller rocket pushed the Apollo spacecraft out of orbit, and carried it to the gravitational field of the Moon. Another rocket firing pushed the craft back to Earth.
Unmanned space probes have travelled to even farther distances from Earth, including the outer planets Uranus and Neptune. Most of the travel is coasting, because there is practically no matter in space to slow a spacecraft down.
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What do astronauts do on a mission?
the things that astronauts do on a mission is sleep learning how to fly a space shuttle
What do astronauts fly through space?
A rocket.
Why do astronauts seem to fly inside their spacecraft?
because of unavailability of gravity.
Did the astronauts land or did they just fly by over Venus?
Astronaut did not land in Venus because the planet is hot. If the astronaut land on Venus, they will burn their selfs.
Which of the Mercury astronauts did not fly into space?
Shuttles have only been designed to be in low earth orbit and do not have the capability to go to the moon. The Apollo missions were the ones that traveled to the moon, and there have been no lunar missions since 1973.
Astronauts are--who fly in space?
Astronauts are people who fly in space
Can astronauts fly out of space?
Yes, astronauts can fly out here and there as they live in zero gravity in space.
How many astronauts do you think would fly together in the command module?
Three astronauts
What do astronauts do on a mission?
the things that astronauts do on a mission is sleep learning how to fly a space shuttle
What do astronauts fly through space?
A rocket.
Did cosmonauts ever fly with astronauts?
they tease Cinderella
Does the astronauts fly on moon due to earth gravity?
No
Who are astronauts?
Astronauts are, if you like putting it this way, 'space people'. They fly in rockets and shoot to outer space and study it up there.
What mercury astronauts was supposed to fly on apollo 13?
what mercury astronaut was supposed to fly on the apollo 13
What are astronauts used for?
Astronauts fly the craft and participate in experiments. They provide what is commonly called "human intelligence" regarding the outcome of these experiments.
Why do astronauts seem to fly inside their spacecraft?
because of unavailability of gravity.
Why astronauts fly in space?
they are not actually flying they r in continous free fall
