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What was the first American spacecraft to carry more than one astronaut?
the gemini...
What is the name of the NASA spacecraft that is currently orbiting Mercury?
'MESSENGER' is the Mercury Mission - See the related link listed below for more information:
Why do you continue to send orbiting spacecraft to study the moon?
Scientists have to study the moon rocks, as more were brought and a detailed study had to be done, this takes years and it was done in various countries.
What is space walk?
It's called a space walk when a astronaut is "walking" outside her spacecraft in outer space. see wikipedia for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_walk
When a 75 kg astronaut in space pushes against a 200 kg anvil what will happen when the astronaut lets go of the anvil while pushing it?
Since the anvil is more than twice as massive as the astronaut, the astronaut will move much more rapidly than the anvil, as they both move in opposite directions following the astronauts push. And chances are, the massive anvil with then collide with the astronaut's spacecraft, doing horrendous damage, and the foolish astronaut will then be unable to safely return to Earth. So when you are in outer space, be careful with your anvil. I wouldn't go throwing it around at random.
When was One More Astronaut created?
One More Astronaut was created in 1996.
What is the name of the spacecraft which is orbiting the sun and provides the data for the SOLAR Center?
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) not to be confused with the once "red light" district of London UK. See related link for more information
What are the 3 main stages in exploring a planet?
The three main stages in exploring a planet are: 1. send out a spacecraft that passes one or more bodies in space without orbiting them. 2. study a planet over a long period of time. and finally, 3. land instruments on a planet or to send instruments through its atmosphere.
What is the astronaut inertia on the moon?
The astronaut's inertia is MORE on the moon.
What is a moon a star or not?
The moon is not a star. The moon is a solid, cold object orbiting a planet, and if it were orbiting alone it is large enough to be considered a planet by itself. A star is a massive ball of gas heated by internal fusion reactions, and weighs millions of times more than the moon.
Between mass and weight the more fundamental quantity is?
Mass. Weight is different depending on gravity, but mass is always the same. On the Moon an astronaut weighs less, but has the same mass that they have on Earth.
Does the speed of a satellite in orbit depend on its mass?
No. The speed of any orbiting body depends only on the energy of its orbit, meaning mainly its distancefrom the central body.When a Space Shuttle astronaut performs a 'space walk', and momentarily unhooks his feet from thehull of the shuttle, he and the shuttle are both in earth orbit. The astronaut and the shuttle have thesame orbital speed, and they stay close together, even though the shuttle has somewhat more massthan the astronaut has.
