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What are two ways astronauts on the space shuttle combat the effects of weightlessness?
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What are two ways that astronauts on the space shuttle combat the effects of weightlessness?
by eating and digesting
What food do astronauts take to the moon?
Different astronauts took different food to the moon depending on their dietary and nutritional needs. All the food taken to space during Apollo was freeze dried. The astronaut had to reconstitute the food with hot water in order to eat their meal. The Apollo 16 astronauts took extra Tang to the moon to combat the potassium deficiencies encountered by the Apollo 15 astronauts.
Did Buzz Aldrin win the Medal of Honor?
No, the Medal of Honor is a Combat award. Astronauts are not eligible. He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (the highest civilian award possible, equivalent to the Congressional Medal of Honor), along with fellow astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins, on Nov 16, 2011.
How did the astronauts prepare to land on the moon?
The astronauts only hands-on source of practicing manuvering for lunar landings was by using the LLTV, or the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. This platform consisted of a vertically-mounted jet engine with four sets of a "pod" of four rocket boosters positioned on the vehicle's sides in order to mimic the rockets' similar orientation on the LEM. It was designed to serve as a 1G simulator for powered-descent, e.g. the act of landing on the moon using the decent stage of the LEM. The LLTV was, however, highly unstable, resulting in several astronauts ejecting from the craft before it crashed. One of the pilots of the LLTV was Neil Armstrong, who ironically gained his privileged position on Apollo 11, at least in part, by showing his quick reflexes when he ejected from the LLTV during a practice session. The other method of training for powered-descent was by practicing with the navigation computer. The computer would act as an autopilot, guiding the astronauts down to around 100 feet from the lunar surface. At that point, the navigation computer would relinquish control of the LEM retro rockets and the astronauts would manually guide the spacecraft to a suitable landing site. The training that took place was mainly to practice management of the navigation computer and to combat any errors that might spring up as a result of its guidance.
Who was John Glenn?
John Glenn (1921-2016) was a Marine fighter pilot, a test pilot, an astronaut, and a US Senator from Ohio. He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth (1962) and the oldest astronaut to fly in space (Space Shuttle 1998, age 77). He was born 6/18/1921 and was in the Marines from 1943 to 1965. His medals were the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and 4 Service Medals (and later the Naval Aviator Astronaut Wings). He flew in combat in World War II and the Korean War. After several years as a test pilot, he was one of the first 7 astronauts selected in 1959. On February 20, 1962, he became the third American to fly into space, and the first to orbit the Earth, completing three orbits in his Mercury capsule, the Friendship 7. He retired from NASA in 1964 at the age of 42. He was elected to the US Senate in 1974 and served until 1999. During his final term, he became the third sitting member of Congress to fly into space, aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-95, an 8-day flight aboard Discovery in late 1998.
What are two ways that astronauts on the space shuttle combat the effects of weightlessness?
by eating and digesting
What are two ways that astronauts on the space shuttle combat the effect of weightlessness?
by eating and digesting
Why do you think it is important to swap astronauts that will live on the iss?
The reason why astronauts stay for only a few months on the International Space Station (ISS) is because of health. The prolonged weightlessness makes muscles and bones deteriorate. The ISS has special treadmills installed on it to help combat these effects but the bones and muscles still deteriorate. These negative effects are a major issue hindering the feasibility of traveling to Mars and beyond.
How do astronauts and cosmonauts combat the degenerative effects of microgravity experienced on the International Space Station?
excersising 2 hours a day
What are the effects of contraceptives?
They combat pregnancy.
Where can you download madness combat sound effects?
The Internet
What is an antipodagric?
An antipodagric is a medicine which works to combat the effects of gout.
Which new concepts did the German Kriegspiel introduce to modeling and simulation?
Effects of combat calculated; dice decides effects
Which principle of joint operation is to concentrate the effects of combat power?
Mass
Which principle of joint operation is to concentrate the effects?
The principle that concentrates the effects is called the Mass Principle of War. It concentrates the effects of combat power for the best results.
Principles of joint operation purpose is to concentrate the effects of combat power?
Mass
What food do astronauts take to the moon?
Different astronauts took different food to the moon depending on their dietary and nutritional needs. All the food taken to space during Apollo was freeze dried. The astronaut had to reconstitute the food with hot water in order to eat their meal. The Apollo 16 astronauts took extra Tang to the moon to combat the potassium deficiencies encountered by the Apollo 15 astronauts.
